瓦加斯

Wǎjiāsī

proper noun #30,831

Meanings

1 Vargas (Spanish / Portuguese surname)
2 most notably Getúlio Vargas, president of Brazil 1930-1945, 1951-1954

Characters

this (literary; phonetic syllable)

Examples

HSK 6

瓦加斯是巴西历史上最有影响力的领导人之一。

Wǎjiāsī shì Bāxī lìshǐ shàng zuì yǒu yǐngxiǎnglì de lǐngdǎorén zhīyī.

Vargas was one of the most influential leaders in Brazilian history.

HSK 6

瓦加斯总统在1954年自杀身亡。

Wǎjiāsī zǒngtǒng zài yījiǔwǔsì nián zìshā shēnwáng.

President Vargas died by suicide in 1954.

Tips

culture

瓦加斯 transliterates the Iberian surname 'Vargas': 瓦 for 'Var-', 加 for '-ga-', 斯 for '-s'. The most prominent bearer is Getúlio Vargas (热图利奥·瓦加斯), Brazilian president and architect of the Estado Novo. Other bearers include Peruvian writer Mario Vargas Llosa (略萨) and Venezuela's Vargas state.

Stroke Order

瓦 wǎ

加 jiā

斯 sī