张勇

張勇

Zhāng Yǒng

proper noun

Meanings

1 Zhang Yong, founder of hot-pot chain Haidilao (海底捞) and one of Singapore's richest people
2 also the name of the former Alibaba CEO Zhang Yong / Daniel Zhang (stepped down 2023)

About Zhang Yong

born c. 1970 · 企业家 entrepreneur

Founder of the hot-pot chain 海底捞 (Haidilao), which he opened with four tables in Sichuan in 1994 and built into China's largest. Alibaba's former chief executive Daniel Zhang has the same Chinese name.

Characters

张

Zhāng

surname Zhang; to stretch

勇

yǒng

brave

Examples

HSK 3

他以为你说的是阿里巴巴的张勇。

Tā yǐwéi nǐ shuō de shì Ālǐbābā de Zhāng Yǒng.

He thought you were talking about Alibaba's Zhang Yong.

HSK 7-9

张勇创立了海底捞火锅。

Zhāng Yǒng chuànglì le Hǎidǐlāo huǒguō.

Zhang Yong founded Haidilao hot pot.

Tips

culture

海底捞, literally 'scoop from the seabed', is a mahjong term for winning on the very last tile of the wall. Zhang reportedly chose it in 1994 after co-founder Shu Ping, later his wife, won a hand that way while he was stuck for a name.

Stroke Order

张 zhāng

勇 yǒng

张勇