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托洛茨基

Tuō luò cí jīdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
Leon Trotsky (1879–1940), a leader in the Russian Revolution in 1917
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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:

托洛茨基 托洛茨基 [Tuo1 luo4 ci2 ji1] /Leon Trotsky (1879–1940), a leader in the Russian Revolution in 1917/

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Character information

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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

  • 洛
    luò

    used in transliteration

    Luò

    surname Luo / old name of several rivers (in Henan, Shaanxi, Sichuan and Anhui)

  • 茨
    cí

    Caltrop or puncture vine (Tribulus terrestris) / to thatch (a roof)

  • 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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