袁绍

袁紹

Yuán Shào

proper noun

Meanings

1 Yuan Shao (d. 202), warlord of the late Eastern Han, the strongest power in the north until Cao Cao defeated him at Guandu

Characters

to continue; to carry on

Examples

HSK 6

在官渡之战中，袁绍的兵比曹操多很多，最后却输了。

Zài Guāndù zhī Zhàn zhōng, Yuán Shào de bīng bǐ Cáo Cāo duō hěnduō, zuìhòu què shū le.

At the Battle of Guandu, Yuan Shao had far more troops than Cao Cao, yet in the end he lost.

HSK 7-9

袁绍是东汉末年的军阀。

Yuán Shào shì Dōnghàn mònián de jūnfá.

Yuan Shao was a warlord at the end of the Eastern Han.

Tips

history

His family was famous for 四世三公: four generations in a row had held one of the Three Excellencies, the highest posts at court. In 190 he led the alliance of warlords against 董卓.

culture

In 《三国演义》 he is the proud nobleman who cannot make up his mind and ignores good advice.

Stroke Order

袁 Yuán

绍 shào