诺亚方舟

諾亞方舟

Nuòyà Fāngzhōu

proper noun

Meanings

1 Noah's Ark
2 a refuge that saves a few from disaster

Characters

(sound) No- of Noah

(sound) -ah of Noah

boat (方舟 = ark)

Examples

HSK 6

大洪水来的时候，诺亚一家和动物们都躲进了诺亚方舟。

Dà hóngshuǐ lái de shíhou, Nuòyà yìjiā hé dòngwùmen dōu duǒjìn le Nuòyà Fāngzhōu.

When the great flood came, Noah's family and the animals took shelter in Noah's Ark.

HSK 7-9

这个种子库被称为世界农作物的“诺亚方舟”。

Zhège zhǒngzikù bèi chēngwéi shìjiè nóngzuòwù de " Nuòyà Fāngzhōu ".

This seed vault is called the "Noah's Ark" of the world's crops.

Tips

culture

In the Book of Genesis, God tells 诺亚 to build an ark and take his family and a pair of every animal on board before the flood. Used figuratively, 诺亚方舟 is any refuge that saves a few from catastrophe, such as a seed vault or the giant ships in the film 2012.

Stroke Order

诺 nuò

亚 Yà

方 fāng

舟 zhōu