陈冯富珍

陳馮富珍

ChénFéngFùzhēn

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Meanings

1 Margaret Chan (b. 1947)
2 Hong Kong-born physician, WHO Director-General 2006-2017

Characters

Examples

陈冯富珍是首位担任世卫组织总干事的中国人。

Chén Féng Fùzhēn shì shǒu wèi dānrèn Shìwèi Zǔzhī zǒnggànshì de Zhōngguórén.

Margaret Chan was the first Chinese person to serve as WHO Director-General.

陈冯富珍领导世卫组织应对了甲型H1N1流感大流行。

Chén Féng Fùzhēn lǐngdǎo Shìwèi Zǔzhī yìngduìle jiǎxíng H1N1 liúgǎn dà liúxíng.

Margaret Chan led the WHO through the H1N1 flu pandemic.

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culture

陈冯富珍 is a double-surname format typical of married women in Hong Kong — 陈 is her husband's surname, 冯 her maiden name. Before WHO she was Hong Kong's Director of Health during the 1997 avian flu and 2003 SARS outbreaks.

Stroke Order

陈 chén

冯 Féng

富 fù

珍 zhēn