铁人

鐵人
tiěrén
noun #23,759

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 iron man
  2. 2 person of exceptional strength or endurance
  3. 3 Ironman (triathlon)

Examples

Tā bèi tóngshì chēng wéi tiěrén, cóng bù qǐng bìngjià.
He is called the iron man by his colleagues and never takes sick leave.
Tā wánchéng le tiěrén sān xiàng bǐsài, chuàng xià gèrén zuìjiā chéngjì.
She completed the Ironman triathlon, setting a personal best.

Tips

culture
铁人 gained wide cultural resonance in China through the model worker Wang Jinxi (, 1923–1970), nicknamed 铁人 for his legendary toughness working the Daqing oil fields.

Stroke Order

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