Zhou En Lai

/ ɛn laɪ /

noun

1. the Pinyin transliteration of the Chinese name for Chou En-lai

Zhou En-lai

1. A Chinese political leader of the twentieth century. Zhou was a founder of the Chinese Communist party and an ally of Mao Zedong . As China 's premier , he helped establish closer relations between his country and Western nations in the 1970s.

Example Sentences

On our October 1971 trip Kissinger gave Zhou En-Lai our draft of a joint communiqué for the looming summit.

From The Daily Beast