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袁世凯

袁世凱
Yuán Shìkǎi
proper noun

Meanings

  1. 1 Yuan Shikai, senior general of the late Qing, first formal President of the Republic of China, briefly self-proclaimed Emperor in 1915–1916

About Yuan Shikai

1859–1916 · 政治家 politician

Qing general who built the Beiyang Army, made the last emperor abdicate in 1912 and became the Republic's president, then made himself emperor in 1915 for 83 days. The silver dollars with his head are called 袁大头.

Examples

HSK 5
袁世凯当过中华民国大总统。
Yuán Shìkǎi dāng guo Zhōnghuá mínguó dà zǒngtǒng.
Yuan Shikai served as President of the Republic of China.
HSK 6
袁世凯称帝只做了八十三天。
Yuán Shìkǎi chēng dì zhǐ zuò le bāshí sān tiān.
Yuan Shikai's time as self-proclaimed emperor lasted only eighty-three days.

Tips

history
As emperor he reigned under the title 洪宪. People of his day also called him 袁项城, after his home county, 项城 in Henan.
culture
He is still often branded a 窃国大盗, 'the great bandit who stole the country'; 陈伯达 even used the phrase to title a book about him.

Stroke Order

袁 Yuán
世 shì
凯 kǎi