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Chou En-lai

Chou En-lai

2 9.1
A Chinese political leader who served as China's premier from 1949 to 1976
  • proper noun
: Chou En-lai
  • The negotiations were led by Chou En-lai during the 1954 Geneva Conference.

Examples

  • Many historians regard Chou En-lai as one of the most influential Chinese leaders of the 20th century.

  • Chou En-lai played a key role in shaping modern China's foreign policy.

  • The policies of Chou En-lai greatly influenced modern China.

  • Did Chou En-lai really support the Cultural Revolution?

  • Chou En-lai was instrumental in establishing diplomatic relations between China and the United States in the 1970s.

  • Many consider Chou En-lai to be a pivotal figure in the development of the Chinese state post-1949.

  • Chou En-lai advocated for peaceful coexistence with other nations during his tenure as premier.

Synonyms

Zhou Enlai
vsChou En-lai
1 7.7

A Chinese communist leader who was the first Premier and led China's foreign policy

is the same person but written with a different spelling form
Zhou En-lai
vsChou En-lai
1 8.8

Chinese political leader who was prime minister of China from 1949 to 1976

is the same person but written with a hyphen instead

Surface Forms

Chou En-lai main

Morphology

Chou + En-lai

This is a personal name (a proper noun) whose identity and biographical meaning cannot be derived from the literal constituents 'Chou' and 'En-lai', especially as those parts have no lexical definitions here. Knowing the name elements does not allow a B1 learner to infer that this person was a Chinese revolutionary and premier; such information requires cultural or encyclopedic knowledge, so the expression is opaque.

Etymology

Chou En-lai is the name of a famous Chinese leader who served as 'premier' from 1949 to 1976. Picture him as a calm, skilled diplomat at the negotiation table who helped shape modern China, and that image helps you remember the name.