无畏契约
wú wèi qì yuē
无畏契约 (wú wèi qì yuē) is the Chinese name for the competitive first-person shooter video game Valorant.
无畏契约 is the official localized Chinese name for the video game Valorant, developed by Riot Games.
What does it mean word for word?
The name is a literal translation where 无畏 (wúwèi) means 'fearless' and 契约 (qìyuē) means 'covenant' or 'contract'.
How do you pronounce it?
wú wèi qì yuē
Did you know?
- The character 契 (qì) in the game's title originally referred to the act of splitting a bamboo slip to create two matching halves of a contract.
- Despite the official name 无畏契约, many Chinese players refer to the game as 瓦 (wǎ), which is the first syllable of the phonetic transliteration 'Valorant'.
- In Chinese gaming culture, highly stylized or 'epic' names like 无畏契约 are often preferred over phonetic transliterations to make the game feel more prestigious and impactful to the local audience.
Examples in context
- 你最近在玩无畏契约吗？Nǐ zuìjìn zài wán Wúsuì Qìyuē ma?Have you been playing Valorant lately?
- 无畏契约是一款很有趣的游戏。Wúsuì Qìyuē shì yī kuǎn hěn yǒuqù de yóuxì.Valorant is a very interesting game.
- 我想看无畏契约的比赛。Wǒ xiǎng kàn Wúsuì Qìyuē de bǐsài.I want to watch a Valorant match.
Example conversation
Two friends are talking about video games at a cafe.
- 俊杰 Junjie梓涵，你玩过无畏契约吗？Zǐhán, nǐ wánguò Wúsuì Qìyuē ma?Zihan, have you ever played Valorant?
- 梓涵 Zihan我没玩过，它好玩吗？Wǒ méi wánguò, tā hǎowán ma?I haven't, is it fun?
- 俊杰 Junjie很有趣，我们可以一起组队。Hěn yǒuqù, wǒmen kěyǐ yīqǐ zǔduì.It's very fun, we can team up together.
- 梓涵 Zihan好啊，那我们今晚试试吧。Hǎo a, nà wǒmen jīnwǎn shìshì ba.Okay, let's try it tonight then.
