阿甘 (Āgān) · Forrest Gump (Chinese rendering of the title…

Meanings

1 Forrest Gump (Chinese rendering of the title character)
2 the protagonist of 《阿甘正传》 (Forrest Gump, 1994)

About Forrest Gump

文学人物 fictional character

Kind, simple-minded hero of the 1994 film 阿甘正传, played by Tom Hanks, who runs across America, plays table tennis in China and drifts through 30 years of American history. His name now stands for anyone simple and steadfast.

Characters

阿

ā

familiar prefix for names

甘

gān

sweet (phonetic for Gump)

Examples

HSK 4

阿甘说，人生就像一盒巧克力。

Āgān shuō, rénshēng jiù xiàng yì hé qiǎokèlì.

Forrest Gump says life is like a box of chocolates.

HSK 5

我最喜欢的电影是《阿甘正传》。

Wǒ zuì xǐhuan de diànyǐng shì 《 Āgān Zhèngzhuàn 》.

My favorite movie is Forrest Gump.

Tips

culture

阿 is a familiar name prefix, common in southern China, and 甘 'sweet' stands for 'Gump'. The title's 正传 'true story' echoes 鲁迅's famous novella about the hapless Ah Q.