托 里 拆 利

Tuō lǐ chāi lìdictionary entry

Evangelista Torricelli (1608-1647), Italian physicist, colleague of Galileo

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托里拆利 托里拆利 [Tuo1 li3 chai1 li4] /Evangelista Torricelli (1608-1647), Italian physicist, colleague of Galileo/

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托
tuō
to hold up in one's hand / to support with one's palm / sth serving as a support: a prop, a rest (e.g. arm rest) / (bound form) a shill / to ask / to beg / to entrust (variant of 託|托[tuō]) / torr (unit of pressure) / to trust / to entrust / to be entrusted with / to act as trustee
里
lǐ
lining / interior / inside / internal / also written 裏|里[lǐ] / li, ancient measure of length, approx. 500 m / neighborhood / ancient administrative unit of 25 families / (Tw) borough, administrative unit between the township 鎮|镇[zhèn] and neighborhood 鄰|邻[lín] levels
Lǐ
surname Li
拆
chāi
to tear open / to tear down / to tear apart / to open
利
lì
sharp / favorable / advantage / benefit / profit / interest / to do good to / to benefit
Lì
surname Li

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