乌拉

烏拉
wūlā
interjection #13,950

Meanings

  1. 1 hurrah!; ура! (exclamation of joy or triumph, from Russian)
  2. 2 (wùla) traditional leather shoe worn in northeast China

Characters

Phonetic transliteration of Russian ура (ura)

Examples

Dàjiā yīqǐ hǎn wūlā!
Everyone shouted 'hurrah!' together.
Shènglì le! Wūlā!
Victory! Hurrah!

Tips

history
The exclamation 乌拉 (wūlā) comes from Russian ура (ura). It entered Chinese through Soviet-era cultural exchange and is still used today, especially in military or celebratory contexts.
usage
When pronounced wùla, it refers to a traditional fur-lined shoe from northeastern China, but this meaning is rare in modern usage.

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