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Kai-Fu Lee in September 2026 (cropped)
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2007GoogleTaiwanPressConference KaifuLee
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李开复

李開復
Lǐ Kāifù
proper noun

Meanings

  1. 1 Kai-Fu Lee, Taiwanese-American computer scientist, former founding president of Google China (2005-2009), founder of Sinovation Ventures, prominent AI commentator

About Kai-Fu Lee

born 1961 · 企业家 entrepreneur

Taiwan-born computer scientist who founded Microsoft Research China in 1998, led Google China from 2005 to 2009 and then started the investment firm 创新工场 (Sinovation Ventures). His books on AI sell widely in China.

Examples

HSK 5
Lǐ Kāifù zài AI lǐngyù hěn yǒu yǐngxiǎnglì.
Kai-Fu Lee is very influential in the AI field.
HSK 5
李开复写过《AI·未来》。
Lǐ Kāifù xiě guò 《 AI · Wèilái 》.
Kai-Fu Lee wrote AI Superpowers.

Tips

culture
His 2005 move from 微软 to 谷歌 set off a Microsoft lawsuit over his non-compete agreement, settled that December. While he ran Google China, the company took its Chinese name 谷歌 in 2006, explained as a 'harvest song': 谷 'grain' and 歌 'song'.

Stroke Order

李 lǐ
开 kāi
复 fù