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约翰・厄普代克
約翰・厄普代克
Yuēhàn·Èpǔdàikè
1. John Updike, US novelist (1932-2009), Pulitzer Prize winner
Noun

Character Breakdown

约
yuē
treaty, covenant, agreement
HSK 4 6 丶
翰
hàn
pen, pencil, writing brush
16 丶
厄
è
adversity, difficulty, distress
4 丶
普
pǔ
widespread, universal, general
HSK 4 12 丶
代
dài
era, generation; to substitute for, to replace
HSK 5 5 丶
克
kè
to subdue, to restrain, to overcome; used in transliterations
HSK 4 7 丶

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