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耿飚

Gěng Biāo
proper noun

Meanings

  1. 1 Geng Biao, Chinese Communist general, diplomat, and statesman, Vice Premier and Defense Minister in the early Deng Xiaoping era

About Geng Biao

1909–2000 · 外交家 diplomat

Red Army commander on the Long March who became one of the People's Republic's first ambassadors, serving in Sweden, Pakistan, Burma and Albania. He was later Vice Premier and, in 1981-82, Minister of Defence.

Examples

HSK 7-9
耿飚曾任中国国防部长。
Gěng Biāo céng rèn Zhōngguó guófáng bùzhǎng.
Geng Biao once served as China's Defense Minister.
HSK 7-9
耿飚是中共早期的军事将领。
Gěng Biāo shì Zhōnggòng zǎoqī de jūnshì jiànglǐng.
Geng Biao was an early CCP military commander.

Tips

usage
He was born 耿在忠. The 飚 in his name is a variant of 飙 'whirlwind', so his name is often printed 耿飙, as on his own memoirs. He is the only PRC defence minister who never held a PLA rank.

Stroke Order

耿 gěng
飚 biāo