杜斌

Dù Bīn

proper noun

Meanings

1 Du Bin (Chinese documentary photographer and journalist, author of 《天安门屠杀》 and 《小鬼头上的女人》)
2 a Chinese personal name (杜 surname + 斌 'refined and martial')

About Du Bin

born 1972 · 艺术家 artist

Self-taught photojournalist, writer and documentary filmmaker from Shandong.

Characters

杜

Dù

Du (surname) / birchleaf pear

斌

bīn

refined and martial

Examples

HSK 4

我朋友叫杜斌，是个摄影师。

Wǒ péngyou jiào Dù Bīn, shì gè shèyǐngshī.

My friend is called Du Bin; he's a photographer.

HSK 7-9

杜斌记录了许多社会议题。

Dù Bīn jìlù le xǔduō shèhuì yìtí.

Du Bin has documented many social issues.

Tips

memory

The given name 斌 sets 文 'letters, culture' beside 武 'martial', praising someone accomplished in both, as in 文武双全. It is a variant of 彬 and a common boys' name.

Stroke Order

杜 dù

斌 Bīn

杜斌