陈菊

陳菊

ChénJú

proper noun

Meanings

1 Chen Chu (born 1950), Taiwanese politician
2 long-serving mayor of Kaohsiung (2006-2018) and prominent figure in the Democratic Progressive Party

Characters

to display (surname Chen)

Examples

陈菊曾担任高雄市市长。

Chénjú céng dānrèn Gāoxióngshì shìzhǎng.

Chen Chu served as mayor of Kaohsiung.

她是民进党的资深政治人物。

Tā shì Mín jìn dǎng de zīshēn zhèngzhì rénwù.

She is a senior political figure in the DPP.

Tips

history

Chen was imprisoned for six years after the 1979 Kaohsiung Incident (美丽岛事件), a turning point in Taiwan's transition from martial law to democracy. Decades later she would govern the same city as mayor.

Stroke Order

陈 chén

菊 jú