(chá lǐ) - Charlie (name) in Mandarin
chálǐTraditional: 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。
Prince Charles visited the hospital.
查理 (chá lǐ) is the Chinese transliteration of the name Charlie.
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