张洁

張潔

Zhāng Jié

proper noun

Meanings

1 Zhang Jie, Chinese novelist, two-time Mao Dun Literature Prize winner

About Zhang Jie

1937–2022 · 作家 writer

Novelist and the only writer to win the 茅盾文学奖 twice, for 沉重的翅膀 (Heavy Wings) and 无字 (Wordless). Her 1979 story "Love Must Not Be Forgotten" was among the first post-Mao works about love.

Characters

张

Zhāng

to stretch; surname Zhang

洁

jié

clean; pure

Examples

HSK 4

张洁是中国著名的女作家。

Zhāng Jié shì Zhōngguó zhùmíng de nǚzuòjiā.

Zhang Jie is a famous Chinese female writer.

HSK 6

张洁的《沉重的翅膀》获得了茅盾文学奖。

Zhāng Jié de 《 Chénzhòng de Chìbǎng 》 huòdé le Máo Dùn Wénxuéjiǎng.

Zhang Jie's 'Heavy Wings' won the Mao Dun Literature Prize.

Tips

grammar

Her 1979 title is a full sentence: 爱，是不能忘记的. The 是…的 frame makes it a statement of principle, and 不能 here means 'must not', not 'cannot', hence 'Love Must Not Be Forgotten'.

Stroke Order

张 zhāng

洁 jié

张洁