乌克兰
wū kè lán
The English phrase "Ukraine" is translated into Chinese as 乌克兰 (wū kè lán).
乌克兰 is the name of the country located in Eastern Europe.
Meaning: country in Eastern Europe (name)
Is it said differently in some regions?
烏克蘭 is particularly used in regions that use traditional characters, such as Taiwan and Hong Kong.
How do you pronounce it?
wū kè lán
Did you know?
- The character 克 in 乌克兰 is the same one used to denote the 'gram' as a unit of weight in Chinese.
- The first character 乌 (wū) means 'crow' or 'black', but it is used here only to represent the 'u' sound.
- The character 兰 (lán) means 'orchid', which is a common character used in many Chinese transliterations for feminine or soft-sounding foreign names.
Examples in context
- 荣耀归于乌克兰！Glory to Ukraine!Tatoeba #5762995 by verdastelo9604, translation #467522 by shekitten
- 你不想去乌克兰。You don't want to go to Ukraine.Tatoeba #9955868 by GlossaMatik, translation #10720938 by LanguageExpert
- 上帝保佑乌克兰！God save Ukraine!Tatoeba #2996042 by shanghainese, translation #2923630 by shanghainese
- 乌克兰是一个古老而美丽的国家。Ukraine is an ancient and beautiful country.
- 烏克蘭政府與中國政府合作。The government of Ukraine is cooperating with the Chinese government.
- 我有个朋友来自乌克兰I have a friend from Ukraine.
- 7 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Junjie and Zihan are discussing travel plans at a cafe.
- 俊杰 Junjie你想去乌克兰吗？Nǐ xiǎng qù Wūkèlán ma?Do you want to go to Ukraine?
- 梓涵 Zihan我现在不想去乌克兰。Wǒ xiànzài bù xiǎng qù Wūkèlán.I don't want to go to Ukraine right now.
- 俊杰 Junjie那你想去哪里？Nà nǐ xiǎng qù nǎlǐ?Then where do you want to go?
- 梓涵 Zihan我想去法国。Wǒ xiǎng qù Fǎguó.I want to go to France.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
