李希霍芬
Lǐ xī huò fēn
Pinyin

Definition

李希霍芬
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Lǐ xī huò fēn
  1. Ferdinand von Richthofen (1833-1905), German geologist and explorer who published a major foundational study of the geology of China in 1887 and first introduced the term Silk Road 絲綢之路|丝绸之路

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

希望
xī wàng
  1. 1 to wish for
  2. 2 to desire
  3. 3 hope
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
多芬
Duō fēn
  1. 1 Dove (brand)
希
xī
  1. 1 to hope
  2. 2 to admire
  3. 3 variant of 稀[xī]
希腊
Xī là
  1. 1 Greece
挥霍
huī huò
  1. 1 to squander money
  2. 2 extravagant
  3. 3 prodigal
  4. 4 free and easy
  5. 5 agile
李
Lǐ
  1. 1 surname Li
李冰冰
Lǐ Bīng bīng
  1. 1 Li Bingbing (1973-), PRC film actress and pop star
李嘉诚
Lǐ Jiā chéng
  1. 1 Sir Li Ka-shing (1928-), Hong Kong businessman
李娜
Lǐ Nà
  1. 1 Li Na (1982-), Chinese tennis player, first Asian player to win a Grand Slam singles title (2011 French Open women's singles)
李宇春
Lǐ Yǔ chūn
  1. 1 Li Yuchun aka Chris Lee (1984-), Chinese pop singer
李宁
Lǐ Níng
  1. 1 Li Ning (1963-), PRC gymnast, winner of three gold medals at Los Angeles 1984 Olympic games
李白
Lǐ Bái
  1. 1 Li Bai (701-762), famous Tang Dynasty poet
芬芳
fēn fāng
  1. 1 perfume
  2. 2 fragrant
芬兰
Fēn lán
  1. 1 Finland
行李
xíng li
  1. 1 luggage
  2. 2 CL:件[jiàn]
行李箱
xíng li xiāng
  1. 1 suitcase
  2. 2 baggage compartment
  3. 3 overhead bin
  4. 4 (car) trunk
  5. 5 boot
贝多芬
Bèi duō fēn
  1. 1 Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827), German composer
陈冠希
Chén Guān xī
  1. 1 Edison Chen (1980-), Hong Kong singer and actor
霍华德
Huò huá dé
  1. 1 Howard (name)
伊金霍洛旗
Yī jīn huò luò qí
  1. 1 Ejin Horo banner (Ejen Khoruu khoshuu) in Ordos prefecture 鄂爾多斯|鄂尔多斯[È ěr duō sī], Inner Mongolia

Idioms (7)

张三李四
Zhāng sān Lǐ sì
  1. 1 Zhang the Third and Li the Fourth (idiom)
  2. 2 Tom, Dick and Harry
张冠李戴
Zhāng guān Lǐ dài
  1. 1 lit. to put Zhang's hat on Li's head
  2. 2 to attribute sth to the wrong person (idiom)
  3. 3 to confuse one thing with another
张家长，李家短
Zhāng jiā cháng , Lǐ jiā duǎn
  1. 1 lit. the Zhangs are better off than the Lis (idiom); to gossip about the neighbors
投桃报李
tóu táo bào lǐ
  1. 1 toss a peach, get back a plum (idiom); to return a favor
  2. 2 to exchange gifts
  3. 3 Scratch my back, and I'll scratch yours.
瓜田不纳履，李下不整冠
guā tián bù nà lu:3 , lǐ xià bù zhěng guān
  1. 1 lit. don't tie your shoelaces in a melon patch, and don't adjust your hat under a plum tree (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. don't do anything that might arouse suspicion
  3. 3 innocent acts may be misconstrued
磨刀霍霍
mó dāo huò huò
  1. 1 lit. to sharpen one's sword (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to prepare to attack
  3. 3 to be getting ready for battle
霍然而愈
huò rán ér yù
  1. 1 to recover speedily (idiom); to get better quickly

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