微软

微軟
Wēiruǎn
proper noun

Meanings

  1. 1 Microsoft (Corporation)

Examples

HSK 1
Tā zài Wēiruǎn gōngzuò le shí nián.
He has worked at Microsoft for ten years.
HSK 6
Wēiruǎn zǒngbù zài Měiguó Xīyǎtú fùjìn.
Microsoft's headquarters is near Seattle in the US.

Tips

culture
微软 is a calque translation: (micro) + (soft), capturing the meaning rather than the sound of 'Microsoft'. Compare with phonetic transliterations like 谷歌 (Google) or 苹果 (Apple, also a calque for 'apple').

Stroke Order

wēi
ruǎn