陀思妥也夫斯基 tuó sī tuǒ yě fū sī jī

DEFINITIONS

  1. Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky (1821-1881), great Russian novelist, author of Crime and Punishment 罪與罰|罪与罚[Zui4 yu3 Fa2]
  2. also written 陀思妥耶夫斯基[Tuo2 si1 tuo3 ye1 fu1 si1 ji1]

CHARACTERS

陀 tuó steep bank, rough terrain
思 sī
HSK 2
think, consider, ponder; final particle
妥 tuǒ
HSK 6
satisfactory, appropriate
也 yě
HSK 2
also; classical final particle of strong affirmation or identity
夫 fū
HSK 2
man, male adult, husband; those
斯 sī
HSK 6
this, thus, such; to lop off; emphatic particle
基 jī
HSK 4
foundation, base