巴拉克

Bālākè

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Meanings

1 Barack / Barak / Ballack (transliteration of given name or surname)
2 commonly refers to Barack Obama or Michael Ballack

Characters

to hope; Ba (sound)

to overcome; gram

Examples

巴拉克·奥巴马是美国第44任总统。

Bālākè Àobāmǎ shì Měiguó dì sìshísì rèn zǒngtǒng.

Barack Obama was the 44th President of the United States.

巴拉克是德国足球队的中场核心。

Bālākè shì Déguó zúqiú duì de zhōngchǎng héxīn.

Ballack was the midfield core of the German football team.

Tips

culture

巴拉克 does double duty in Chinese media: in politics it's Barack Obama (巴拉克·奥巴马), US president 2009-2017; in football it's Michael Ballack (米夏埃尔·巴拉克), the Germany captain and Chelsea midfielder remembered for repeatedly finishing second in major finals — the 'Ballack curse'. Context disambiguates.

Stroke Order

巴 bā

拉 lā

克 kè