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Wang Xing in 2009
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王兴

王興
Wáng Xīng
proper noun

Meanings

  1. 1 Wang Xing
  2. 2 founder and CEO of Meituan (美团), Chinese entrepreneur

About Wang Xing

born 1979 · 企业家 entrepreneur

Serial founder whose company 美团 grew into China's largest food-delivery and local-services platform. Earlier he started the student network 校内网, later Renren, and the microblog 饭否.

Examples

HSK 6
Wáng Xīng bìyè yú Qīnghuá Dàxué.
Wang Xing graduated from Tsinghua University.
HSK 6
Wáng Xīng zài Fàn fǒu shàng jīngcháng fāyán.
Wang Xing frequently posts on Fanfou.
HSK 7-9
Wáng Xīng shì Měituán de chuàngshǐrén.
Wang Xing is the founder of Meituan.

Tips

culture
The name of his microblog 饭否, 'eaten or not?', comes from a line by the Song poet 辛弃疾: 廉颇老矣,尚能饭否, 'General Lian Po is old, but can he still eat?', asking whether an ageing man is still fit to serve.

In Pop Culture

美团 Měituán
Meituan
Wang's flagship company, dominant in Chinese food delivery, restaurant reviews, and local services.
饭否 Fàn fǒu
Fanfou
Wang's early Twitter-like service, a cult favorite among Chinese tech and media insiders.

Stroke Order

王 wáng
兴 xīng