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Yao Ming in Beijing in 2016 (cropped)
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U.S. Department of State
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YaoMingonoffense2
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Keith Allison from Baltimore, USA
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姚明

Yáo Míng
proper noun #41,664

Meanings

  1. 1 Yao Ming (NBA basketball star)

About Yao Ming

born 1980 · 运动员 athlete

Basketball center, 2.26 m tall, who was the first pick of the 2002 NBA draft and played for the Houston Rockets until 2011. He later became head of the Chinese Basketball Association.

Also called  小巨人

Characters

姚
Yáo
surname; distant
明
míng
bright; clear
Literally 'distant bright'. 姚 is a common surname; the given name 明 means bright.

Examples

HSK 3
我喜欢看姚明的比赛。
Wǒ xǐhuan kàn Yáo Míng de bǐsài.
I like watching Yao Ming's games.

Tips

culture
In his adverts for the wildlife charity WildAid he refuses shark fin, 鱼翅, and says 没有买卖就没有杀害, 'when the buying stops, the killing can too', a slogan now known across China.

Stroke Order

姚 Yáo
明 míng