路德 (Lùdé) · Luther (name)

Meanings

1 Luther (name)
2 Martin Luther, German Protestant reformer

About Martin Luther

1483–1546 · 宗教人物 religious figure

German monk and theologian whose 95 Theses of 1517 began the Protestant Reformation (宗教改革). His translation of the Bible into German shaped the written language.

Also called 马丁·路德

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HSK 7-9

马丁·路德发起了宗教改革。

Mǎdīng Lùdé fāqǐ le zōngjiào gǎigé.

Martin Luther started the Protestant Reformation.

HSK 7-9

马丁·路德·金是民权运动的领袖。

Mǎdīng · Lùdé · Jīn shì mínquán yùndòng de lǐngxiù.

Martin Luther King was a leader of the civil rights movement.

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culture

路德 appears in two famous names: 马丁·路德 (Martin Luther, the Reformation leader) and 马丁·路德·金 (Martin Luther King Jr., the civil rights leader). Context tells them apart.