张琳

張琳

Zhāng Lín

proper noun

Meanings

1 Zhang Lin
2 Chinese competitive swimmer, 2008 Beijing Olympics 400m freestyle silver medalist and 2009 World Championships 800m freestyle gold medalist

About Zhang Lin

born 1987 · 运动员 athlete

Freestyle swimmer whose 400 m silver at the 2008 Beijing Olympics was China's first Olympic medal in men's swimming. In 2009 in Rome he won the 800 m world title with a world record, a first for a Chinese man.

Characters

张

Zhāng

surname Zhang; to stretch

琳

lín

beautiful jade

Examples

HSK 7-9

张琳在2008年北京奥运会上获得400米自由泳银牌。

Zhāng Lín zài èr líng líng bā nián Běijīng Àoyùnhuì shàng huòdé sì bǎi mǐ zìyóuyǒng yínpái.

Zhang Lin won a silver medal in the 400m freestyle at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

HSK 7-9

张琳是中国第一个获得男子游泳世锦赛金牌的选手。

Zhāng Lín shì Zhōngguó dìyī ge huòdé nánzǐ yóuyǒng shìjǐnsài jīnpái de xuǎnshǒu.

Zhang Lin was the first Chinese male swimmer to win a gold medal at the World Championships.

Tips

memory

琳 is 玉 'jade', squeezed narrow on the left, plus 林 for the sound, and means 'fine jade'. The same jade side shows up in other favourite name characters such as 琪 and 瑶.

usage

张琳 is also an extremely common modern Chinese woman's name; context usually resolves which 张琳 is meant.

Stroke Order

张 zhāng

琳 lín

张琳