佐克 (Zuǒkè): Zork (the classic 1977 text-adv…

Meanings

1 Zork (the classic 1977 text-adventure computer game series)
2 (also) transliteration of Western personal names like 'Zorc' or 'Zork'

Characters

佐

zuǒ

to assist (used phonetically for 'Zo-')

克

kè

to overcome (used phonetically for '-rk')

Examples

佐克是早期最有影响力的文字冒险游戏之一。

Zuǒkè shì zǎoqī zuì yǒu yǐngxiǎnglì de wénzì màoxiǎn yóuxì zhī yī.

Zork is one of the most influential early text-adventure games.

我小时候玩过佐克。

Wǒ xiǎoshíhou wán guò Zuǒkè.

I played Zork when I was little.

Tips

culture

Best-known referent: 'Zork' — the seminal text-adventure game from MIT (1977-1979), later commercialized by Infocom. Famous for the line 'It is pitch black. You are likely to be eaten by a grue.' 佐 (zuǒ) for 'Zo-' and 克 (kè) for '-rk' is a sound-by-sound transliteration.