富兰克林 (Fùlánkèlín) · Franklin (name)

Meanings

1 Franklin (name)
2 Benjamin Franklin, US Founding Father, scientist and author

About Benjamin Franklin

1706–1790 · 科学家 scientist

American founding father who helped draft the Declaration of Independence. He flew a kite in a storm to show that lightning is electricity and invented the lightning rod, 避雷针. His face is on the US $100 bill.

Also called 本杰明·富兰克林

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HSK 7-9

富兰克林是美国开国元勋之一。

Fùlánkèlín shì Měiguó kāiguó yuánxūn zhīyī.

Franklin was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States.

HSK 7-9

富兰克林用风筝做了一个著名的实验。

Fùlánkèlín yòng fēngzheng zuò le yí ge zhùmíng de shíyàn.

Franklin conducted a famous experiment with a kite.

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culture

His 1748 advice 'Remember that time is money' is the Chinese saying 时间就是金钱. At the start of the reform era 袁庚 made it half of the 蛇口 slogan 时间就是金钱，效率就是生命, 'time is money, efficiency is life', a byword for Shenzhen's boom.