魏巍

Wèi Wēi

proper noun

Meanings

1 Wei Wei
2 Chinese novelist and war correspondent, author of 'The Orient'

About Wei Wei

1920–2008 · 作家 writer

Writer and war correspondent whose 1951 report from Korea, 谁是最可爱的人, gave the Chinese soldiers there the lasting name "the most lovable people". His novel 东方 won the Mao Dun Prize.

Also called 魏鸿杰

Characters

Examples

HSK 6

魏巍的《谁是最可爱的人》曾入选中学课本。

Wèi Wēi de 《 Shuí shì zuì kě'ài de rén 》 céng rùxuǎn zhōngxué kèběn.

Wei Wei's 'Who Are the Most Beloved People' was once included in middle school textbooks.

HSK 6

魏巍以朝鲜战争题材的作品闻名。

Wèi Wēi yǐ Cháoxiǎn zhànzhēng tícái de zuòpǐn wénmíng.

Wei Wei is known for his works about the Korean War.

Tips

culture

During the war against Japan he signed his poems 红杨树, 'red poplar': the poplar is a tree that sings in the wind, and red stood for the revolution. 最可爱的人 later became a byword for the whole People's Liberation Army, not only the soldiers in Korea.

Stroke Order

魏 Wèi

巍 wēi

魏巍