喀秋莎 kā qiū shā

name of a Russian wartime song

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. name of a Russian wartime song
  2. 2. nickname of a rocket launcher used by the Red Army in WWII
  3. 3. Katyusha (name)

Characters

Character Meaning
喀 kā
(onom.) sound of coughing or vomiting
秋 qiū HSK 3
autumn; fall; harvest time
莎 shā
phonetic "sha" used in transliteration