崔健

Cuī Jiàn

proper noun

Meanings

1 Cui Jian (1961-), singer-songwriter widely regarded as the father of Chinese rock music

Characters

healthy, strong

Examples

HSK 7-9

崔健被称为中国摇滚之父。

Cuī Jiàn bèi chēngwéi Zhōngguó yáogǔn zhī fù.

Cui Jian is called the father of Chinese rock.

HSK 7-9

《一无所有》是崔健的代表作。

《 Yīwúsuǒyǒu 》 shì Cuī Jiàn de dàibiǎozuò.

Nothing to My Name is Cui Jian's signature song.

Tips

history

His 1986 song 《一无所有》 (Nothing to My Name) became the anthem of a generation and is closely associated with the 1989 student movement; he played it for hunger strikers at Tiananmen. He was long banned from major-venue shows in Beijing afterward.

Stroke Order

崔 Cuī

健 jiàn