Born in Fujian, Wang began competing in combined track and field events as a teenager.

[1][2] The following year she won the Chinese junior title in a personal best of 5668 points.

[2] Competing nationally, she spent the 2013 season almost undefeated: after a runner-up finish on the Chinese Grand Prix circuit she had consecutive wins at the Chinese Championships, the National Grand Prix Final, and then the 12th National Games of China (setting a personal best of 5785 points at the latter competition).

[2][6] This performance ranked her the second best Asian heptathlete that year, behind Thailand's Wassana Winatho.

[7] Wang won the pentathlon title at the 2014 Asian Indoor Athletics Championships in February, accumulating a personal best of 4246 points.