王进喜

王進喜
Wáng Jìnxǐ
proper noun

Meanings

  1. 1 Wang Jinxi (1923–1970), oil driller of the Daqing oilfield, known as the Iron Man

Examples

HSK 7-9
Wáng Jìnxǐ bèi rénmen jiàozuò " tiěrén ".
People called Wang Jinxi the 'Iron Man'.
HSK 7-9
Yí cì jǐngpēn de shíhou, Wáng Jìnxǐ tiàojìn níjiāng chí, yòng shēntǐ jiǎobàn níjiāng.
During a blowout, Wang Jinxi jumped into the mud pit and stirred the mud with his own body.

Tips

history
He led drilling team 1205 in the 1960 campaign to open the 大庆 oilfield. His words 宁可少活二十年,拼命也要拿下大油田, 'I would rather live twenty years less, but we must take this great oilfield', are still quoted.

Stroke Order

王 wáng
进 jìn
喜 xǐ