李铁

李鐵

Lǐ Tiě

proper noun

Meanings

1 Li Tie, former Chinese national team footballer, Everton midfielder, and head coach of the PRC national team from 2020 to 2021

About Li Tie

born 1977 · 运动员 athlete

Midfielder in China's only World Cup squad, in 2002, who played for Everton in England and coached the national team from 2020 to 2021. In 2024 a court sentenced him to 20 years in prison for bribery.

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Examples

HSK 7-9

李铁曾是中国国家队的主力中场。

Lǐ Tiě céng shì Zhōngguó guójiāduì de zhǔlì zhōngchǎng.

Li Tie was once a starting midfielder for the Chinese national team.

HSK 7-9

2022年李铁因为受贿被调查。

Èr líng èr èr nián Lǐ Tiě yīnwèi shòuhuì bèi diàochá.

In 2022, Li Tie was investigated for taking bribes.

Tips

usage

English commentators at Everton said his name like the English word 'tie'; the pinyin tie is closer to 'tyeh', and 铁 means 'iron'. After his 2022 arrest, a statue of him in his home city 沈阳 was taken down.

Stroke Order

李 lǐ

铁 tiě

李铁