玛丽

Traditional: 瑪麗

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Translation

Mary

Word origin

A phonetic transliteration of the English name Mary, where 玛 (mǎ) and 丽 (lì) are chosen for their sound. The character 丽 also means pretty, a flattering touch common in name transliterations.

Origin
phonetic transliteration
Root
玛 (mǎ) + 丽 (lì), chosen for sound

Stroke order

Stroke order for 玛

Stroke order for 丽

Examples

Mary is my classmate.

Mary lives in London.

Mary is very good at singing.

I ran into Mary yesterday.

Mary and Tom are friends.

玛丽 (mǎ lì) means Mary. It is the common Chinese transliteration of the English given name.

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This word is part of lesson 26.