张之洞

張之洞

Zhāng Zhīdòng

proper noun

Meanings

1 Zhang Zhidong, prominent late-Qing statesman and reformer, leader of the Self-Strengthening Movement

About Zhang Zhidong

1837–1909 · 政治家 politician

Late Qing official who, as governor-general in Wuhan, built the Hanyang ironworks and arsenal and new-style schools. His motto 中体西用, Chinese learning as the base and Western learning for use, sums up the Self-Strengthening reforms.

Also called 孝达、香涛

Characters

(possessive particle)

洞

dòng

cave; hole

Examples

HSK 6

张之洞是晚清洋务派的重要人物。

Zhāng Zhīdòng shì wǎn Qīng Yángwùpài de zhòngyào rénwù.

Zhang Zhidong was a key figure in the late-Qing Westernization faction.

HSK 6

张之洞主张"中学为体，西学为用"。

Zhāng Zhīdòng zhǔzhāng " zhōngxué wéi tǐ, xīxué wéi yòng ".

Zhang Zhidong advocated 'Chinese learning as the foundation, Western learning for practical use'.

Tips

history

People called him 张香帅: 香 from his name 香涛, plus 帅 'commander', an honorific for a governor-general. With 曾国藩, 李鸿章 and 左宗棠 he makes up the 晚清四大名臣, the four great officials of the late Qing.

Stroke Order

张 zhāng

之 zhī

洞 dòng

张之洞