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高尔基

Gāo ěr jīdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
Gorkii (name) / Maxim Gorkii (1868-1936), Russian proletarian writer and propagandist
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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.

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Original source entry:

高爾基 高尔基 [Gao1 er3 ji1] /Gorkii (name)/Maxim Gorkii (1868-1936), Russian proletarian writer and propagandist/

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Other forms in these source records: 高爾基

  • 高
    gāo

    high / tall / above average / loud / your (honorific)

    Gāo

    surname Gao

  • 尔
    ěr

    thus / so / like that / you / thou

  • 基
    jī

    (bound form) base / foundation / (bound form) radical (chemistry) / (bound form) gay (loanword from English into Cantonese, Jyutping: gei1, followed by orthographic borrowing from Cantonese)

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