Five Wuhan-Spelling-Implied Words Characterized Wuhan in a Viral “Wuhan Back in Business” Video (EN/CN/Pinyin)

What is "Five Wuhan-Spelling-Implied Words"?

关于拼写字母背后的汉语词

Wuhan, the city amid the pandemic and hardest battles against COVID-19 over the past year, spells its English name with letters W-U-H-A-N. As initials, these letters stand for five Chinese words and implications to characterize the city Wuhan, which is revealed within a 2-minute viral video titled "Wuhan Back in Business" spreading on China's WeChat moment and video channels, aiming to present the city to the world.

武汉，疫情过后涅槃重生的城市，英文拼作 W-U-H-A-N 的这五个字母，背后蕴含了的五个汉语词恰当诠释了这座城的特点。最近，一段名为“武汉重出江湖”的 2 分 14 秒视频刷爆了中国的微信朋友圈和视频号，揭示了蕴含在字母背后的城市密码，也向世界推介浴火重生后的武汉。

The Words and Paralelled Subtitles In "Wuhan Back In Business" Video with EN/CN/PINYIN Included

“武汉 重出江湖”视频及中英文字幕及拼音对照

The following five Wuhan-Spelling-Implied words and city characteristics are presented in English/Chinese and Pinyin as well, sourced from the public-released video with EN/CN subtitles included. Continue reading to reach the Wuhan-spelling-implied Chinese words and story of the "city password" for language study.

以下字句及视频内容以中/英/汉语拼音的图文形式展现。继续阅读，掌握相关汉语词语及解锁武汉的“城市密码”。

武汉 重出江湖 [Wǔ hàn, chóng chū jiāng hú]

 Wuhan, Back In Business

Last year the eyes of the world were on it as the coronavirus took hold,

Qù nián, dāng xīn guān bìng dú lái xí, quán shì jiè de mù guāng dōu zài zhè lǐ

去年，当新冠病毒来袭，全世界的目光都在这里

but there's much more to Wuhan than that.

Dàn wǔ hàn yuǎn bú shì nǐ suǒ zhī dào de nà yàng

但武汉远不是你所知道的那样

It's the biggest city in the middle of China

Ràng wǒ mén tòu guò wǔ hàn zhè wǔ gè zì mǔ

让我们透过 WUHAN 这五个字母

and you can sum it up by looking at the spelling of its name.

lái kàn kàn zhè zuò zhōng guó zhōng bù de zuì dà dū shì wǔ hàn

来看看这座中国中部的最大都市——武汉

W 代表水 [W dài biǎo shuǐ]

 "W" is for Water

Wuhan is nicknamed "the city of rivers"

Wǔ hàn yǒu jiāng chéng měi yù

武汉有“江城”美誉

because the Yangtze and the Han rivers meet here.

Cháng jiāng hé hàn jiāng zài zhè lǐ jiāo huì

长江和汉江在这里交汇

The city is also noted for its lakes.

Zhè zuò chéng shì hái yi hú duō zhù chēng

这座城市还以湖多著称

Water makes up one-quarter of its territory.

Shì yù miàn jí sì fēn zhī yī shì shuǐ

市域面积四分之一是水

U 代表大学 [U dài biǎo dà xué]

 "U" is for university

With a university student population of 1.3 million,

Wǔ hàn yǒu yī bǎi sān shí wàn zài xiào dà xué shēng

武汉有 130 万在校大学生

Wuhan is the largest college town in the world.

Zhè lǐ shì shì jiè zuì dà de dà xué chéng

这里是世界最大的大学城

H 代表高科技 [H dài biǎo gāo kē jì]

 "H" is for high technology

"H" is for high technology

H dài biǎo gāo kē jì

H 代表高科技

Optical fibre, biotech, lasers, smartphones, they are all developed in Wuhan.

Guāng xiān, shēng wù jì shù, jī guāng, zhì néng shǒu jī, dōu zài wǔ hàn yán fā

光纤、生物技术、激光、智能手机，都在武汉研发

The city is a high-tech hub and home to legions of top firms

Zhè zuò chéng shì shì gāo kē jì zhòng zhèn, zhòng duō dǐng jiān qǐ yè zài cǐ luò hù

这座城市是高科技重镇，众多顶尖企业在此落户

such as Pfizer, Microsoft, Huawei and Xiaomi.

bāo kuò huī ruì, wēi ruǎn, huá wéi hé xiǎo mǐ

包括辉瑞、微软、华为和小米