Learn Celebrities in Chinese

Vocabulary, Pinyin, Examples & Test

Celebrities in Chinese | Learn Chinese Vocabulary with NihaoCafe

Learn the name of the some celebrities, actors and fictional characters in Chinese.

This list with real human audio voice recording will teach you how to pronounce the most important words.

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celebrities | Zǒuhóng 走红 popular | chinese nihaocafe

明星

míngxīng

celebrity

你最喜欢的明星是谁?

Nǐ zuì xǐhuan de míngxīng shì shéi?

Who is your favourite celebrity?

 MEASURE WORD  个 gè / 位 wèi

online influencer 网红 | Learn words to describe celebrities with NihaoCafe

网红

wǎnghóng

influencer / online celebrity

抖音网红怎么赚钱?

Dǒuyīn wǎnghóng zěnme zhuàn qián?

How do influencers on TikTok make money?

 MEASURE WORD  个 gè / 位 wèi

actor 演员 yanyuán | Learn Chinese Movie Vocabulary with NihaoCafe

演员

yǎnyuán

actor

这个演员你认识吗?最近很火的。

Zhè gè yǎnyuán nǐ rènshí ma? Zuìjìn hěn huǒ de.

Do you know this actor? He’s been very popular recently.

 MEASURE WORD  个 gè / 位 wèi

singer 歌手 | Learn words to describe celebrities with NihaoCafe

歌手

gēshou

singer

我很喜欢这个歌手。

Wǒ hěn xǐhuan zhè gè gēshou.

I like this singer a lot.

 MEASURE WORD  个 gè / 位 wèi

director 导演 | learn Chinese words related to entertainment & movies with NihaoCafe

导演

dǎoyǎn

director

这个导演的电影我都看过。

Zhè gè dǎoyǎn de měi bù diànyǐng wǒ dōu kànguo.

I’ve seen every movie made by this director.

 MEASURE WORD  个 gè / 位 wèi

celebrities | Chénglóng 成龙  Jackie Chan | chinese nihaocafe

成龙

Chéng Lóng

Jackie Chan

你看过成龙的电影吗?

Nǐ kànguo Chéng Lóng de diànyǐng ma?

Have you seen Jackie Chan’s movie?

celebrities | Chuàngshǐ rén 创始人 founder | chinese nihaocafe

马云

Mǎ Yún

Jack Ma

马云是阿里巴巴的创始人。

Mǎ Yún shì Ālǐbābā de chuàngshǐrén.

Ma Yun is the founder of Alibaba.

celebrities | Chāorén 超人 Superman | chinese nihaocafe

超人

Chāorén

Superman

超人会飞。

Chāorén huì fēi.

Superman can fly.

Entertainment Movies | 蜘蛛侠 Zhīzhū xiá Spiderman | chinese nihaocafe

蜘蛛侠

Zhīzhū Xiá

Spider-Man

三个蜘蛛侠版本,你最喜欢哪个?

Sān gè Zhīzhū Xiá bǎnběn, nǐ zuì xǐhuan nǎ gè?

There’ve been 3 versions of the Spider-Man movie, which one is your favourite?

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