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1965-11 1965年 张国华 参加西藏自治区第一届人大第一次会议
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《人民画报》
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Zhang Guohua2
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Wikimedia Commons
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张国华

張國華
Zhāng Guóhuá
proper noun

Meanings

  1. 1 Zhang Guohua, PLA lieutenant general who commanded Chinese forces in the 1962 Sino-Indian War

About Zhang Guohua

1914–1972 · 军事家 military leader

PLA general who led the 18th Army into Tibet in 1950 and commanded the army there into the 1960s, including in the 1962 border war with India. He later headed Sichuan province.

Examples

HSK 7-9
张国华是中印边境自卫反击战的前线总指挥。
Zhāng Guóhuá shì Zhōng Yìn biānjìng zìwèi fǎnjīzhàn de qiánxiàn zǒngzhǐhuī.
Zhang Guohua was the front-line commander in the Sino-Indian border counterattack.
HSK 7-9
张国华参加过长征，后来长期在西藏工作。
Zhāng Guóhuá cānjiā guò Chángzhēng, hòulái chángqī zài Xīzàng gōngzuò.
Zhang Guohua took part in the Long March and later worked in Tibet for many years.

Tips

history
Setting out for Tibet he vowed 我是去给西藏人民当长工的, 'I am going as a hired hand for the Tibetan people', a 长工 being a farmhand hired by the year. His three-year-old daughter died on the march, the first 'soldier' lost on the road.

Stroke Order

张 zhāng
国 guó
华 huá