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

HSK 5
Tā bèi tóngshì chēngwéi tiěrén, cóngbù qǐng bìngjià.
He is called the iron man by his colleagues and never takes sick leave.
HSK 7-9
Tā wánchéng le tiěrén sān xiàng bǐsài, chuàngxià 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 王进喜 (1923-1970), nicknamed 铁人 for his legendary toughness working the Daqing oil fields.

Stroke Order

铁 tiě
人 rén