沃尔沃

沃爾沃

Wò'ěrwò

proper noun #30,900

Meanings

1 Volvo (Swedish automaker, founded 1927 in Gothenburg)

Characters

fertile (phonetic)

Examples

沃尔沃以安全性闻名。

Wò'ěrwò yǐ ānquánxìng wénmíng.

Volvo is famous for its safety.

吉利在2010年收购了沃尔沃。

Jílì zài èr líng yī líng nián shōugòu le Wò'ěrwò.

Geely acquired Volvo in 2010.

Tips

culture

沃尔沃 is a straight transliteration of 'Volvo'. Since 2010 the brand has been owned by China's Geely Holding, making this Gothenburg-founded marque Chinese-owned at the corporate level — a rare reversal of the usual foreign-buys-Chinese direction.

Stroke Order

沃 wò

尔 ěr