埃隆·马斯克

埃隆·馬斯克

Āilóng·Mǎsīkè

popculture

Meanings

1 Elon Musk (b. 1971)
2 South African-born American entrepreneur, founder/CEO of SpaceX and Tesla

Characters

Examples

埃隆·马斯克创办了SpaceX和特斯拉。

Āilóng·Mǎsīkè chuàngbàn le SpaceX hé Tèsīlā.

Elon Musk founded SpaceX and Tesla.

埃隆·马斯克在社交媒体上非常活跃。

Āilóng·Mǎsīkè zài shèjiāo méitǐ shàng fēicháng huóyuè.

Elon Musk is extremely active on social media.

Tips

culture

马斯克 alone is enough in Chinese news headlines — 'Musk' is famous enough that the surname suffices, much like 'Musk says...' in English. Tesla's Chinese-market presence and the 上海超级工厂 (Shànghǎi chāojí gōngchǎng, 'Shanghai Gigafactory') keep him in regular Chinese-language news.

In Pop Culture

特斯拉 Tèsīlā

Tesla

Electric vehicle company where Musk is CEO; one of the largest foreign auto brands in mainland China since the Shanghai Gigafactory opened in 2019.

SpaceX 星舰 SpaceX Xīngjiàn

SpaceX Starship

Musk's reusable super-heavy launch vehicle, designed for Mars missions and a recurring topic in Chinese aerospace coverage.

Stroke Order

埃 āi

隆 lóng

马 mǎ

斯 sī

克 kè