(bǐ lì) - Billy (given name) in Mandarin

bǐlì

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

比

利

Examples

。

Billy is my friend.

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Billy lives in London.

篮lán。

Billy is very good at basketball.

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I ran into Billy yesterday.

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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.