Keanu Reeves, photo 1 of 2
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Keanu Reeves at TIFF 2025 02 (Cropped)
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Gabriel Hutchinson
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Keanu Reeves 2014
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anna Hanks
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基努

Jīnǔ
proper noun #35,989

Meanings

  1. 1 Keanu - male given name of Hawaiian origin meaning 'cool breeze over the mountains'
  2. 2 in Chinese media usually refers to Keanu Reeves (基努·里维斯), Canadian actor

About Keanu Reeves

born 1964 · 演员 actor

Canadian actor, born in Beirut, who played Neo in 黑客帝国 (The Matrix) and the hitman of the John Wick films. Stories of his low-key private life are widely shared on the Chinese internet.

Also called  基努·里维斯、 基努·李维、 奇洛·李维斯

Examples

HSK 5
Wǒ chāo xǐhuan Jīnǔ yǎn de diànyǐng.
I really love the movies Keanu is in.
HSK 7-9
Jīnǔ shì 《 Hēikè Dìguó 》 de zhǔyǎn.
Keanu is the lead actor of The Matrix.

Tips

culture
He has Chinese roots: his father's mother was part Chinese, and he grew up with Chinese art and food. His first film as director, 《太极侠》 (Man of Tai Chi, 2013), was shot in China and Hong Kong and starred his friend 陈虎.

Stroke Order

基 jī
努 nǔ