埃拉托塞尼斯 āi lā tuō sè ní sī

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

埃 āi fine dust, dirt
拉 lā
HSK 4
pull, drag; seize, hold; lengthen
托 tuō
HSK 5
to hold up with palm; to support, rely on
塞 sè
HSK 6
stop up, block, seal, cork; pass, frontier; fortress
尼 ní Buddhist nun; transliteration
斯 sī
HSK 6
this, thus, such; to lop off; emphatic particle