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周华健

周華健
ZhōuHuájiàn
proper noun

Meanings

  1. 1 Wakin Chau (1960-), Hong Kong-born Taiwanese pop singer, composer and actor, dubbed 'Heavenly King of Mandopop' (歌坛常青树) for hits like Brothers (朋友) and Flower Heart (花心)

Examples

周华健的《朋友》是KTV必点曲目。
Zhōuhuájiàn de 《 Péngyou 》 shì KTV bì diǎn qǔmù.
Wakin Chau's 'Friends' is a must-sing at KTV.
他用《难念的经》为《天龙八部》唱主题曲。
Tāyòng 《 Nán Niàn de Jīng 》 wèi 《 Tiānlóng Bā bù 》 chàng zhǔtíqǔ.
He sang 'The Unchantable Sutra' as the theme song for Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils.

Tips

culture
Studied math at National Taiwan University before turning to music; his 1997 single 朋友 is basically the graduation anthem of mainland Chinese high schools. 难念的经 (theme to TVB's 1997 天龙八部) is one of the hardest-to-rap Cantonese vocal tracks in Hong Kong pop.

Stroke Order

周 zhōu
华 huá
健 jiàn