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Ji Xianlin 1952
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1936年的季羡林
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Ji Xianlin 1934
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季羡林

季羨林
Jì Xiànlín
proper noun

Meanings

  1. 1 Ji Xianlin, Chinese linguist, Indologist, paleographer and translator, one of the last great Chinese scholars of Sanskrit and Tocharian

About Ji Xianlin

1911–2009 · 学者 scholar

Peking University scholar of Sanskrit and ancient Indian languages who studied in Göttingen. His essays and his Cultural Revolution memoir 牛棚杂忆 are widely read; late in life he turned down titles like 国学大师.

Examples

HSK 6
季羡林是中国著名的东方学大师。
Jì Xiànlín shì Zhōngguó zhùmíng de dōngfāng xué dàshī.
Ji Xianlin was a famous master of Oriental studies in China.
HSK 7-9
季羡林在《牛棚杂忆》中回忆了自己在文革时期的经历。
Jì Xiànlín zài 《 Niúpéng záyì 》 zhōng huíyì le zìjǐ zài Wéngé shíqī de jīnglì.
In 'Memories from the Cowshed', Ji Xianlin recalls his experiences during the Cultural Revolution.

Tips

history
Allowed back on campus in 1970 after the Cultural Revolution's persecution, he was put to work as a gatekeeper. From 1973 to 1977 he translated the whole Sanskrit epic 《罗摩衍那》 (Ramayana) into Chinese.

Stroke Order

季 jì
羡 xiàn
林 lín