钱学森

錢學森

Qián Xuésēn

proper noun

Meanings

1 Qian Xuesen, Chinese aerospace engineer and cyberneticist
2 father of China's missile and space programs

About Qian Xuesen

1911–2009 · 科学家 scientist

Aerospace engineer who helped found Caltech's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, was barred from leaving the United States from 1950 to 1955, then went home to lead the building of China's first missiles and satellites.

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Examples

HSK 6

钱学森放弃了在美国的一切，回到了祖国。

Qián Xuésēn fàngqì le zài Měiguó de yíqiè, huídào le zǔguó.

Qian Xuesen gave up everything he had in America and returned to his homeland.

HSK 7-9

钱学森被誉为中国航天之父。

Qián Xuésēn bèi yùwéi Zhōngguó Hángtiān zhī fù.

Qian Xuesen is hailed as the father of Chinese aerospace.

Tips

culture

His name lives on in 钱学森之问, 'Qian Xuesen's question': in 2005 he told Premier 温家宝 that China's schools keep failing to turn out outstanding talent, and the phrase still frames debates on education.

Stroke Order

钱 qián

学 xué

森 sēn

钱学森