佐克

Zuǒkè

proper noun #33,524

Meanings

1 Zork (the classic 1977 text-adventure computer game series)
2 transliteration of Western personal names like 'Zorc' or 'Zork'

Characters

to assist (used phonetically for 'Zo-')

to overcome (used phonetically for '-rk')

Examples

HSK 2

我小时候玩过佐克。

Wǒ xiǎoshíhou wán guò Zuǒkè.

I played Zork when I was little.

HSK 7-9

佐克是早期最有影响力的文字冒险游戏之一。

Zuǒkè shì zǎoqī zuì yǒu yǐngxiǎnglì de wénzì màoxiǎn yóuxì zhīyī.

Zork is one of the most influential early text-adventure games.

Tips

culture

Best-known referent: 'Zork', the seminal text-adventure game from MIT (1977-1979), later commercialized by Infocom. Famous for the line 'It is pitch black. You are likely to be eaten by a grue.' 佐 (zuǒ) for 'Zo-' and 克 (kè) for '-rk' is a sound-by-sound transliteration.

Stroke Order

佐 zuǒ

克 kè