彼得

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

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Examples

Peter is a very reliable person.

Peter works at a bank.

I had lunch with Peter yesterday.

yán

Peter can speak three languages.

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.