汪曾祺

Wāng Zēngqí
proper noun

Meanings

  1. 1 Wang Zengqi (1920–1997), Chinese writer of short stories and essays, from Gaoyou in Jiangsu

Examples

HSK 1
Wāng Zēngqí shì Jiāngsū Gāoyóu rén.
Wang Zengqi came from Gaoyou in Jiangsu.
HSK 6
Wāng Zēngqí xiě měishí de sǎnwén tèbié yǒuyìsi, ràng rén dú le jiù xiǎng chī.
Wang Zengqi's essays about food are a real delight: reading them makes you want to eat.

Tips

mistakes
曾 in his name is zēng, as in the surname 曾 and 曾孙 "great-grandson", not céng "once".
culture
He studied under 沈从文 at Southwest Associated University. His story 《受戒》 (1980), about a young novice monk in love, and his essay on the salted duck eggs of 高邮, 《端午的鸭蛋》, are school classics.

Stroke Order

汪 wāng
曾 céng
祺 qí