麦克阿瑟 mài kè ā sè

General Douglas MacArthur

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 23527th word

Definitions

  1. 1. General Douglas MacArthur (1880-1964), US commander in Pacific during WW2, sacked in 1951 by President Truman for exceeding orders during the Korean war

Characters

Character Meaning
麦 mài HSK 5
wheat; barley; oats
克 kè HSK 4
to restrain; to subdue; to overthrow
阿 ā HSK 3
prefix before names; sound in loanwords
瑟 sè
ancient string instrument