吴鹏

吳鵬

WúPéng

proper noun

Meanings

1 Wu Peng (common Chinese male name); Wu Peng (b. 1987), Olympic butterfly swimmer

Characters

ancient Wu state; surname Wu

roc (mythical giant bird)

Examples

吴鹏是中国蝶泳的代表选手之一。

Wúpéng shì Zhōngguó diéyǒng de dàibiǎo xuǎnshǒu zhīyī.

Wu Peng is one of the representative Chinese butterfly swimmers.

我同学吴鹏考上了研究生。

Wǒ tóngxué Wúpéng kǎoshàng le yánjiūshēng.

My classmate Wu Peng got into graduate school.

Tips

culture

鹏 ("roc" — the giant mythical bird of 《庄子》) is a popular given name evoking 鹏程万里 ("a roc's flight of ten thousand li"), i.e. a grand future. Paired with 吴, the name is common; Olympic swimmer 吴鹏 is the most widely known bearer.

Stroke Order

吴 Wú

鹏 péng