董明珠

Dǒngmíngzhū

proper noun

Meanings

1 Dong Mingzhu (b. 1954), chairwoman of Gree Electric Appliances
2 one of China's best-known female business executives

Characters

Examples

董明珠是格力电器的董事长。

Dǒngmíngzhū shì Gélì Diànqì de dǒngshìzhǎng.

Dong Mingzhu is the chairwoman of Gree Electric.

她的管理风格被称为董明珠式铁腕。

Tā de guǎnlǐ fēnggé bèi chēngwéi Dǒngmíngzhū shì tiěwàn.

Her management style is called Dong Mingzhu's iron-fisted approach.

董明珠经常出现在财经节目里。

Dǒngmíngzhū jīngcháng chūxiàn zài cáijīng jiémù lǐ.

Dong Mingzhu often appears on business programs.

Tips

culture

Joined Gree as a salesperson in 1990 and rose to chair by 2012. Known for aggressive public persona, a long-running rivalry-bet with Xiaomi's Lei Jun, and appearing personally in Gree's air-conditioner ads. One of the CCTV-staple faces of Chinese manufacturing.

Stroke Order

董 Dǒng

明 míng

珠 zhū