巴拉克

Bālākè

proper noun #34,044

Meanings

1 Barack / Barak / Ballack
2 commonly refers to Barack Obama or Michael Ballack

Characters

to hope; Ba (sound)

to overcome; gram

Examples

HSK 6

巴拉克是德国足球队的中场核心。

Bālākè shì Déguó zúqiúduì de zhōngchǎng héxīn.

Ballack was the midfield core of the German football team.

HSK 7-9

巴拉克·奥巴马是美国第44任总统。

Bālākè · Àobāmǎ shì Měiguó dì sìshísì rèn zǒngtǒng.

Barack Obama was the 44th President of the United States.

Tips

culture

巴拉克 does double duty in Chinese media: in politics it's Barack Obama (巴拉克·奥巴马), US president 2009-2017; in football it's Michael Ballack (米夏埃尔·巴拉克), the Germany captain and Chelsea midfielder remembered for repeatedly finishing second in major finals - the 'Ballack curse'. Context disambiguates.

Stroke Order

巴 bā

拉 lā

克 kè