郭敬明

GuōJìngmíng

popculture

Meanings

1 Guo Jingming (1983-)
2 Chinese young-adult novelist and film director

Characters

Examples

郭敬明的小说《小时代》在中国年轻人中很受欢迎。

Guō Jìngmíng de xiǎoshuō «Xiǎo Shídài» zài Zhōngguó niánqīng rén zhōng hěn shòu huānyíng.

Guo Jingming's novel 'Tiny Times' is popular among young Chinese.

他后来也执导了同名电影。

Tā hòulái yě zhídǎo le tóngmíng diànyǐng.

He later also directed the film of the same name.

Tips

culture

Rose to fame through the 'New Concept Writing Contest' (新概念作文大赛) in 2001. His trademark blend of melodrama, luxury-brand name-dropping, and Shanghai glamour made 《小时代》 a cultural phenomenon — and a lightning rod for critics. Publicly admitted plagiarism in his 2003 novel 《梦里花落知多少》 after losing a court case.

Stroke Order

郭 Guō

敬 jìng

明 míng