艾黎 (Àilí) · Alley, Rewi Alley (New Zealand activist in China)

Meanings

1 Alley
2 Rewi Alley (New Zealand activist in China)

About Rewi Alley

1897–1987 · 教育家 educator

New Zealander who lived in China from 1927 until his death. He co-founded the 工合 (Gung Ho) industrial cooperatives during the war against Japan and ran a school for them in Shandan, Gansu.

Also called 路易·艾黎

Characters

艾

ài

mugwort herb; a surname

黎

lí

dark, numerous; a surname

Examples

HSK 3

艾黎是一位在中国生活了几十年的新西兰人。

Àilí shì yí wèi zài Zhōngguó shēnghuó le jǐshí nián de Xīnxīlán rén.

Alley was a New Zealander who lived in China for several decades.

HSK 5

艾黎为中国的工业合作运动做出了重要贡献。

Àilí wèi Zhōngguó de gōngyè hézuò yùndòng zuòchū le zhòngyào gòngxiàn.

Alley made important contributions to China's industrial cooperative movement.

Tips

culture

The cooperatives' short name 工合, from 工业合作社 'industrial cooperative', gave English the word 'gung ho': US Marine officer Evans Carlson, who knew the movement from China, made it his battalion's motto, meaning 'work together'.