王石

WángShí

proper noun

Meanings

1 Wang Shi (1951-)
2 Chinese entrepreneur, founder of Vanke (万科), China's largest residential real-estate developer

Characters

surname Wang; king

Examples

王石是万科集团的创始人。

Wángshí shì Wànkē Jítuán de chuàngshǐrén.

Wang Shi is the founder of Vanke Group.

他登上珠穆朗玛峰时已经年过半百。

Tā dēngshàng Zhūmùlǎngmǎfēng shí yǐjīng nián guòbàn bǎi.

He was already past fifty when he climbed Mount Everest.

Tips

culture

Founded Vanke in 1984 and turned it into China's biggest property developer. Equally known for extreme hobbies — twice summited Everest (2003, 2010), completed the '7 Summits + 2 Poles' at 60. Stepped down as chairman in 2017 after the high-profile 'Vanke-Baoneng' hostile-takeover battle.

Stroke Order

王 wáng

石 shí