Jiǔshí niándài mò tā shì jiāyùhùxiǎo de nán yǎnyuán.
In the late 1990s he was a household-name actor.
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culture
Not to be confused with Taiwanese pop star Jay Chou (周杰伦 Zhōu Jiélún), whose name starts the same. Actor Zhou Jie became famous opposite Zhao Wei in the 1998 hit drama 还珠格格.
memory
杰 means 'outstanding/hero' — a common given name implying excellence, so 周杰 literally reads 'outstanding Zhou'.
