王莹

王瑩

Wáng Yíng

proper noun

Meanings

1 Wang Ying, Chinese actress and anti-Japanese war film star

About Wang Ying

1913–1974 · 演员 actor

Shanghai film and stage actress of the 1930s who took the anti-Japanese street play 《放下你的鞭子》 across China and later performed it at the White House. She died in prison during the Cultural Revolution.

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Examples

HSK 5

王莹是三十年代上海的著名电影演员。

Wáng Yíng shì sānshí niándài Shànghǎi de zhùmíng diànyǐng yǎnyuán.

Wang Ying was a famous film actress in 1930s Shanghai.

HSK 6

王莹主演了《自由神》。

Wáng Yíng zhǔyǎn le 《 Zìyóu Shén 》.

Wang Ying starred in 'Goddess of Freedom'.

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history

王莹 (1913-1974) was a Shanghai-era actress who starred in leftist films like 《自由神》 (1935) and 《女性的呐喊》, then led wartime anti-Japanese theatre tours before going to the US, where she famously performed 《放下你的鞭子》 at the White House for the Roosevelts in 1943. She died in prison during the Cultural Revolution.

Stroke Order

王 wáng

莹 yíng

王莹