崔健

CuīJiàn

proper noun

Meanings

1 Cui Jian (1961-), singer-songwriter widely regarded as the father of Chinese rock music

Characters

healthy, strong

Examples

崔健被称为中国摇滚之父。

Cuījiàn bèi chēngwéi Zhōngguó yáogǔn zhī fù.

Cui Jian is called the father of Chinese rock.

《一无所有》是崔健的代表作。

《 Yīwúsuǒyǒu 》 shì Cuījiàn de dàibiǎozuò.

Nothing to My Name is Cui Jian's signature song.

Tips

history

His 1986 song 《一无所有》 (Nothing to My Name) became the anthem of a generation and is closely associated with the 1989 student movement — he played it for hunger strikers at Tiananmen. Long banned from major-venue shows in Beijing afterward.

Stroke Order

崔 Cuī

健 jiàn