贝多芬

貝多芬

Bèiduōfēn

proper noun #11,548

Meanings

1 Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer and pianist)

About Ludwig van Beethoven

1770–1827 · 音乐家 musician

German composer who kept writing music after he went deaf. His Fifth Symphony, known in Chinese as 命运交响曲 (Fate Symphony), the Ninth Symphony and 致爱丽丝 (Für Elise) are among the best-known Western music in China.

Also called 路德维希·凡·贝多芬

Characters

贝

bèi

shell; shellfish; money

Phonetic transliteration of 'Beethoven'

Examples

HSK 3

贝多芬的音乐非常受欢迎。

Bèiduōfēn de yīnyuè fēicháng shòu huānyíng.

Beethoven's music is very popular.

Tips

culture

Chinese honour him as 乐圣, 'the sage of music'. His line 我要扼住命运的咽喉 'I will seize fate by the throat' comes from a letter of 1801, written as he was losing his hearing.

Stroke Order

贝 bèi

多 duō

芬 fēn

贝多芬