达考拉 (dákǎolā): Dracula (transliteration of the name Dracula)

Meanings

1 Dracula (transliteration of the name Dracula)

Characters

达

dá

to reach; to attain; phonetic element

考

kǎo

to examine; to test; phonetic element

拉

lā

to pull; phonetic element in names

Examples

达考拉是著名吸血鬼小说中的主角。

Dákǎolā shì zhùmíng xīxuèguǐ xiǎoshuō zhōng de zhǔjué.

Dracula is the protagonist of the famous vampire novel.

他万圣节扮成达考拉，吓坏了邻居。

Tā Wànshèngjié bàn chéng Dákǎolā, xià huài le línjū.

He dressed up as Dracula for Halloween and scared the neighbors.

Tips

culture

Dracula is more commonly transliterated as 德古拉 (Dégǔlā) in standard Chinese usage. 达考拉 is an alternative phonetic rendering of the same name.

In Pop Culture

达考拉 Dákǎolā

Dracula — fictional vampire count from Bram Stoker's 1897 Gothic horror novel, and one of the most iconic horror characters in popular culture.

fictional character

Stroke Order

达 dá

考 kǎo

拉 lā

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to reach (an agreement); to accomplish / to achieve; to arrive at

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to reach / to achieve / to attain

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to arrive / to reach