刘晓庆

劉曉慶

Liú Xiǎoqìng

proper noun

Meanings

1 Liu Xiaoqing, Chinese actress and businesswoman, iconic star of 1980s–90s mainland cinema

About Liu Xiaoqing

born 1955 · 演员 actor

One of the biggest film stars of 1980s China, known for 《芙蓉镇》 and for playing 慈禧 and 武则天. In 2002 she was held for over a year in a tax case against her company, then returned to acting.

Characters

Examples

HSK 4

刘晓庆演过武则天、慈禧和杨贵妃。

Liú Xiǎoqìng yǎn guò Wǔ Zétiān, Cíxǐ hé Yáng Guìfēi.

Liu Xiaoqing has played Wu Zetian, Empress Dowager Cixi, and Yang Guifei.

HSK 6

刘晓庆因为偷税坐过牢,后来又东山再起。

Liú Xiǎoqìng yīnwèi tōushuì zuò guò láo, hòulái yòu dōngshānzàiqǐ.

Liu Xiaoqing went to prison for tax evasion, then made a comeback.

Tips

culture

Her 1983 memoir, printed in a magazine, gave a line still widely quoted: 做人难，做女人难，做名女人难，做单身的名女人，难乎其难, 'it is hard to be a person, harder to be a woman, harder still to be a famous woman, and hardest of all to be a famous single woman.'

history

In 1983 she became the first woman to host the CCTV Spring Festival Gala, the 春晚. She also won the Hundred Flowers best-actress award three years running, a record no one has matched.

Stroke Order

刘 Liú

晓 xiǎo

庆 qìng

刘晓庆