埃尔金大理石 āi ěr jīn dà lǐ shí

the Elgin Marbles from the Parthenon

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. the Elgin Marbles, the Parthenon marbles stolen in 1801-1810 by Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin

Characters

Character Meaning
埃 āi
dust; dirt; abbr. for Egypt 埃及āi jí
尔 ěr HSK 4
variant of 爾ěr; so; thus
金 jīn HSK 4
gold; money; golden
大 dà HSK 1
big; large; great
理 lǐ HSK 3
reason; to manage; to handle
石 shí HSK 5
stone; rock; surname Shi