沃尔沃

沃爾沃

Wò'ěrwò

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Meanings

1 Volvo (Swedish automaker, founded 1927 in Gothenburg)

Characters

fertile (phonetic)

fertile (phonetic)

Examples

沃尔沃以安全性闻名。

Wò'ěrwò yǐ ānquánxìng wénmíng.

Volvo is famous for its safety.

吉利在2010年收购了沃尔沃。

Jílì zài èr-líng-yī-líng nián shōugòu le Wò'ěrwò.

Geely acquired Volvo in 2010.

Tips

culture

沃尔沃 is a straight transliteration of 'Volvo'. Since 2010 the brand has been owned by China's Geely Holding, making this Gothenburg-founded marque Chinese-owned at the corporate level — a rare reversal of the usual foreign-buys-Chinese direction.

Stroke Order

沃 wò

尔 ěr