埃拉托塞尼斯 āi lā tuō sè ní sī

Eratosthenes, ancient Greek scientist

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. Eratosthenes of Cyrene (c. 276-c. 195 BC), ancient Greek mathematician and inventor

Characters

Character Meaning
埃 āi
dust; dirt; abbr. for Egypt 埃及āi jí
拉 lā HSK 4
to pull; to drag; to draw
托 tuō HSK 5
to entrust; to be entrusted with; to trust
塞 sè HSK 6
to stuff; to stop up; to squeeze in
尼 ní
(often used in phonetic spellings); Buddhist nun
斯 sī HSK 6
(phonetic); this; Slovakia