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刘晓波

Liú Xiǎo bōdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
Liu Xiaobo (1955-2017), Beijing writer and human rights activist, organizer of petition Charter 2008 零八憲章|零八宪章[Líng bā Xiàn zhāng], Nobel Peace Prize laureate in 2010
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

劉曉波 刘晓波 [Liu2 Xiao3 bo1] /Liu Xiaobo (1955-2017), Beijing writer and human rights activist, organizer of petition Charter 2008 零八憲章|零八宪章[Ling2 ba1 Xian4 zhang1], Nobel Peace Prize laureate in 2010/

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Other forms in these source records: 劉曉波

  • 刘
    liú

    (classical) a type of battle-ax / to kill / to slaughter

    Liú

    surname Liu

  • 晓
    xiǎo

    dawn / daybreak / to know / to let sb know / to make explicit

  • 波
    bō

    wave / ripple / storm / surge

    Bō

    (bound form) Poland (abbr. for 波蘭|波兰[Bō lán]) / surname Bo

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