张超

張超

Zhāng Chāo

proper noun #86,644

Meanings

1 Zhang Chao, Chinese naval aviator who died testing a J-15 carrier fighter

About Zhang Chao

1986–2016 · 历史人物 historical figure

PLA Navy carrier fighter pilot who was killed in April 2016 when his J-15 jet failed during landing training and he ejected too low to survive. The navy honoured him after his death and his story was widely told in Chinese media.

Characters

张

Zhāng

to stretch; surname Zhang

超

Chāo

to surpass; super

Examples

HSK 7-9

张超是海军航母舰载机飞行员。

Zhāng Chāo shì hǎijūn hángmǔ jiànzài jī fēixíngyuán.

Zhang Chao was a naval carrier-based fighter pilot.

HSK 7-9

张超为了保护战机牺牲了自己。

Zhāng Chāo wèile bǎohù zhànjī xīshēng le zìjǐ.

Zhang Chao sacrificed himself to protect the aircraft.

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history

In 2009 he turned down a post as a flight instructor to join the South China Sea regiment of 王伟, the pilot killed in the 2001 collision with a US spy plane. He was the first pilot of the carrier air arm to die, and in 2019 was named a 人民英雄, 'People's Hero'.

Stroke Order

张 zhāng

超 chāo

张超