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张涛

張濤
Zhāng Tāo
proper noun

Meanings

  1. 1 Zhang Tao, founder of Chinese restaurant-review platform Dianping (Dazhong Dianping) - a pre-Yelp-era local-listings pioneer later merged with Meituan

About Zhang Tao

born 1972 · 企业家 entrepreneur

Entrepreneur who in 2003 founded 大众点评 in Shanghai, the review app many people in China check before choosing a restaurant. It merged with 美团 in 2015.

Examples

HSK 4
张涛是我们单位的同事。
Zhāng Tāo shì wǒmen dānwèi de tóngshì.
Zhang Tao is a colleague at our workplace.
HSK 7-9
张涛在2003年创办了大众点评网。
Zhāng Tāo zài 2003 nián chuàngbàn le Dàzhòng diǎnpíng Wǎng.
Zhang Tao founded Dianping in 2003.

Tips

culture
He modeled the site on Zagat, the American restaurant guide built from diners' ratings, and its first web address was zsurvey.com. The Chinese name 大众点评 says the same thing: 大众 'the public' plus 点评 'to comment on'.

Stroke Order

张 zhāng
涛 tāo