(bǐ dé) - Peter in Mandarin

bǐdé

Traditional: 彼得

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Translation

Peter

Word origin

A phonetic transliteration of the English name Peter, with 彼 (bǐ) and 得 (dé) chosen for their sound rather than meaning.

Origin: phonetic transliteration
Root: 彼 (bǐ) + 得 (dé), chosen for sound

Stroke order

彼

得

Examples

。

Peter is a very reliable person.

。

Peter works at a bank.

。

I had lunch with Peter yesterday.

语yǔ言yán。

Peter can speak three languages.

邻lín。

Peter and Mary are neighbours.

彼得 (bǐ dé) means Peter. It is the standard Chinese transliteration of the English given name.

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This word is part of lesson 26.