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马克·吐温

馬克·吐溫

Mǎkè Tǔwēn

proper noun #29,972

Meanings

1 Mark Twain, American author

About Mark Twain

1835–1910 · 作家 writer

Pen name of Samuel Clemens, American humorist and novelist. Chinese readers know 汤姆·索亚历险记 (Tom Sawyer) and his story 百万英镑 (The Million Pound Bank Note), long a school text.

Characters

horse (phonetic for 'Mark')

to overcome; gram (phonetic)

·

to spit; to say (phonetic for 'Twain')

warm; temperature (phonetic)

Examples

HSK 4

马克·吐温是《汤姆·索亚历险记》的作者。

Mǎkè Tǔwēn shì 《 Tāngmǔ · Suǒyà Lìxiǎnjì 》 de zuòzhě.

Mark Twain is the author of Adventures of Tom Sawyer.

HSK 7-9

马克·吐温以幽默风趣的写作风格著称。

Mǎkè Tǔwēn yǐ yōumò fēngqù de xiězuò fēnggé zhùchēng.

Mark Twain is famous for his humorous and witty writing style.

Tips

culture

'Mark twain' was the Mississippi boatmen's call for two fathoms, water deep enough to be safe. Chinese copies only the sound: the characters of 吐温 mean 'spit' and 'warm'.

In Pop Culture

马克·吐温 Mǎkè Tǔwēn

Mark Twain (1835–1910), American humorist and author of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn - widely read in Chinese translation and taught in Chinese schools.

American novelist and humorist

Stroke Order

马 mǎ

克 kè

吐 tǔ

温 wēn