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查尔斯·狄更斯

Chá ěr sī · Dí gēng sīdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
Charles Dickens (1812-1870), great English novelist
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-40f694945045c790. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

查爾斯·狄更斯 查尔斯·狄更斯 [Cha2 er3 si1 · Di2 geng1 si1] /Charles Dickens (1812-1870), great English novelist/

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Other forms in these source records: 查爾斯·狄更斯

  • 查
    chá

    to research / to check / to investigate / to examine / to refer to / to look up (e.g. a word in a dictionary)

    zhā

    See the full entry for source details.

    Zhā

    surname Zha

  • 尔
    ěr

    thus / so / like that / you / thou

  • 斯
    sī

    (phonetic) / this

    Sī

    Slovakia / Slovak / abbr. for 斯洛伐克[Sī luò fá kè]

  • 狄
    dí

    low ranking public official (old)

    Dí

    surname Di / generic name for northern ethnic minorities during the Qin and Han Dynasties (221 BC-220 AD)

  • 更
    gēng

    to change or replace / to experience / one of the five two-hour periods into which the night was formerly divided / watch (e.g. of a sentry or guard)

    gèng

    more / even more / further / still / still more

  • 斯
    sī

    (phonetic) / this

    Sī

    Slovakia / Slovak / abbr. for 斯洛伐克[Sī luò fá kè]

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.