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Xi Jinping on August 18, 2026 (cropped)
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Presidencia de la República del Ecuador
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Xi Jinping 2016
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Narendra Modi
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习近平

習近平
Xí Jìnpíng
proper noun

Meanings

  1. 1 Xi Jinping (current president of China)

About Xi Jinping

born 1953 · 政治家 politician

General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party and Chairman of the Central Military Commission since 2012, and President of the People's Republic of China since 2013.

Characters

The name Xi Jinping can be interpreted as 'practicing closeness to peace' or 'cultivating a habit of being near peace'.

Examples

HSK 5
Xí Jìnpíng zhǔxí fābiǎo le zhòngyào jiǎnghuà.
President Xi Jinping delivered an important speech.

Tips

usage
Formal Chinese pairs the name with a title: 习近平总书记 'General Secretary Xi Jinping' in Party contexts, 国家主席习近平 'President Xi Jinping' in state and diplomatic ones.

Stroke Order

习 xí
近 jìn
平 píng