比利

Traditional: 比利

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Translation

Billy (given name)

Word origin

A phonetic transliteration of the English given name Billy, using 比 (bǐ) and 利 (lì) for their sound rather than their meaning.

Origin
loan
Root
比 (bǐ) + 利 (lì), chosen for sound

Stroke order

Stroke order for 比

Stroke order for 利

Examples

Billy is my friend.

Billy lives in London.

lán

Billy is very good at basketball.

I ran into Billy yesterday.

Billy said goodbye to her.

比利 (bǐ lì) is the standard Chinese transliteration of the English name Billy. The characters are chosen for their sound rather than their meaning.

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This word is part of lesson 35.