瓦拉格

Wǎlāgé

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Meanings

1 Varangians / Varyag (medieval Norse traders and warriors in Eastern Europe)
2 Varyag (Russian/Soviet ship name, including former carrier sold to China)

Characters

(transliteration of 'Va-')

(transliteration of '-ra-' / '-rya-')

(transliteration of '-g')

Examples

瓦拉格人是中世纪北欧的商人和战士。

Wǎlāgé rén shì zhōngshìjì běi'Ōu de shāngrén hé zhànshì.

The Varangians were merchants and warriors of medieval Northern Europe.

辽宁号航母前身就是苏联的瓦拉格号。

Liáoníng hào hángmǔ qiánshēn jiùshì Sūlián de Wǎlāgé hào.

The aircraft carrier Liaoning was originally the Soviet Varyag.

Tips

history

Phonetic transliteration of Russian Варяг (Varyag) / English 'Varangian.' Most prominent in Chinese media as 瓦拉格号 (Wǎlāgé hào, 'Varyag'), the unfinished Soviet Kuznetsov-class carrier purchased from Ukraine in 1998 and refitted as China's first aircraft carrier 辽宁号 (Liáoníng hào) in 2012. The same name historically refers to Norse Varangians who founded Kievan Rus'.

Stroke Order

瓦 wǎ

拉 lā

格 gé