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Condoleezza Rice
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Department of State
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Photo
Condoleezza Rice July 2018
By
U.S. Department of State from United States
Licence
Public domain
Source
Wikimedia Commons
Changes
Resized

赖斯

賴斯
Làisī
proper noun #38,157

Meanings

  1. 1 Rice
  2. 2 in Chinese news typically refers to Condoleezza Rice, US Secretary of State 2005-2009

About Condoleezza Rice

born 1954 · 政治家 politician

American political scientist who was National Security Advisor from 2001 to 2005 and Secretary of State from 2005 to 2009 under George W. Bush, the first Black woman in that office.

Also called  康多莉扎·赖斯

Examples

HSK 5
康多莉扎·赖斯曾访问北京。
Kāngduōlìzhā Làisī céng fǎngwèn Běijīng.
Condoleezza Rice once visited Beijing.
HSK 7-9
赖斯是美国前国务卿。
Làisī shì Měiguó qián guówùqīng.
Rice is a former US Secretary of State.

Tips

usage
Her given name, 康多莉扎, comes from the Italian musical direction con dolcezza, 'with sweetness'; she trained to be a concert pianist. Since 2009 Chinese news has had a second 赖斯: 苏珊·赖斯, Susan Rice, Obama's UN ambassador and later National Security Advisor.

Stroke Order

赖 lài
斯 sī