(chá lǐ) - Charlie (name) in Mandarin

chálǐ

Traditional: 查理

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Translation

Charlie (name)

Word origin

A two-character phonetic transcription of the English name Charlie. 查 (chá) supplies the first syllable and 理 (lǐ) the second; the characters are chosen for their sound rather than their meaning.

Origin: loanword
Root: 查 (chá) + 理 (lǐ), phonetic transcription
English cognates: Charlie

Stroke order

查

理

Examples

。

Charlie is my friend.

。

Charlie is from Britain.

？

Do you know Charlie?

。

Charlie is my best friend.

访fǎng。

Prince Charles visited the hospital.

查理 (chá lǐ) is the Chinese transliteration of the name Charlie.

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This word is part of lesson 20.