One person I see most similarity with Yao is Petre Manning.

我认为有一个人和姚明有许多相似之处，那就是曼宁。

youdao

With Yao Ming out of the picture, China represents a wide-open market.

在姚明逐渐淡出之后，中国表现出了更广阔的市场前景。

youdao

This was our first major test with Yao out and we passed with flying colors.

这是我们没有姚明，第一次重要的测试，我们出色的通过了。

youdao

Yao also continues to work with the Yao Ming Foundation building schools in earthquake-affected regions in Sichuan and other provinces in China.

CNN: Yao Ming's make or break season

McDonald's (nyse: MCD - news - people ), which has a "worldwide partnership" with NBA star Yao Ming, has been expanding rapidly there.

FORBES: Fat In China

The plan, says Zhao Qian, another manager at Taihe, is to put the Back Dormitory Boys together with their idol, Yao Ming, a Chinese basketball prodigy who plays centre for the Houston Rockets.

ECONOMIST: How to make Confucian communists squirm