维京人

維京人
Wéijīngrén
noun #33,679

Meanings

  1. 1 Viking; Vikings (the Norse seafaring raiders/traders, c. 793-1066)

Examples

Wéijīngrén láizì Běi'ōu.
The Vikings came from Northern Europe.
Zhè bù Měijù jiǎng de shì Wéijīngrén de gùshi.
This American series tells the story of the Vikings.

Tips

usage
维京 transliterates 'Viking' ( for 'Vi-', for '-king'); the 'person/people' suffix is what turns a place/identity name into the population. Same pattern as 罗马人 (Romans), 玛雅人 (Mayans).
culture
In contemporary Chinese pop culture, 维京人 is most associated with the History Channel series 《维京传奇》 (2013-2020) and films like 《维京人》 (The Northman, 2022). Older Chinese references sometimes used 北欧海盗 ('Northern European pirates').

Stroke Order

wéi
jīng
rén