马健

馬健

Mǎ Jiàn

proper noun

Meanings

1 Ma Jian (born 1969), retired Chinese basketball player, one of the first mainland Chinese to play NCAA Division I basketball

Characters

horse; surname Ma

strong; healthy

Examples

HSK 4

马健是第一批在美国打NCAA的中国篮球运动员。

Mǎ Jiàn shì dìyī pī zài Měiguó dǎ NCAA de Zhōngguó lánqiú yùndòngyuán.

Ma Jian was among the first Chinese basketball players to compete in the NCAA.

HSK 5

现在马健经常在电视上评论篮球比赛。

Xiànzài Mǎ Jiàn jīngcháng zài diànshì shàng pínglùn lánqiú bǐsài.

These days Ma Jian often appears on TV as a basketball commentator.

Tips

culture

Played for Utah in the mid-1990s, a full decade before Yao Ming opened the NBA to Chinese players. Now a high-profile CCTV-5 commentator known for blunt takes on the CBA and NBA.

Stroke Order

马 mǎ

健 jiàn