乌拉

烏拉
wūlā
interjection #13,950

Meanings

  1. 1 hurrah!; ура!
  2. 2 traditional leather shoe worn in northeast China

Characters

Phonetic transliteration of Russian ура (ura)

Examples

HSK 2
Dàjiā yīqǐ hǎn wūlā!
Everyone shouted 'hurrah!' together.
HSK 3
Shènglì le! Wūlā!
Victory! Hurrah!

Tips

history
The exclamation 乌拉 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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