李宁

李寧

Lǐ Níng

proper noun

Meanings

1 Li Ning, Chinese gymnast
2 winner of three gold medals at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, founder of the eponymous sportswear brand

About Li Ning

born 1963 · 运动员 athlete

Gymnast known as the 体操王子 (Prince of Gymnastics), who won three golds at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics and founded the sportswear brand that bears his name. He lit the cauldron at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

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Examples

HSK 6

他创办的李宁品牌在国内很受欢迎。

Tā chuàngbàn de Lǐ Níng pǐnpái zài guónèi hěn shòu huānyíng.

The Li-Ning brand he founded is very popular in China.

HSK 7-9

李宁在1984年奥运会上获得了三枚金牌。

Lǐ Níng zài 1984 nián Àoyùnhuì shàng huòdé le sān méi jīnpái.

Li Ning won three gold medals at the 1984 Olympics.

Tips

usage

His brand's slogan is 一切皆有可能, 'anything is possible'. Its 皆 is the literary word for 都 'all', still alive in set phrases such as 皆大欢喜, 'everyone ends up happy'.

Stroke Order

李 lǐ

宁 níng

李宁