安妮
Ānnī
安妮 (Ānnī) is the Chinese way to say the female given name Anne.
安妮 is used as a transcription for the name Anne. To create a more endearing or diminutive version of the name, you can add the character 儿 to the end to form 安妮儿, which serves to soften the name.
What does it mean word for word?
The first character, 安, means peace or safety.
Which one should you use?
安妮 is a common and formal way to say Anne in Chinese, while 安妮儿 is an endearing and affectionate way to say Anne in Chinese.
How do you pronounce it?
Ānnī
Did you know?
- The character 妮 specifically refers to a young girl, making 安妮 a linguistically 'feminine' transcription even without the context of the English name.
- When using the diminutive version 安妮儿, the addition of 儿 can change the pronunciation of the preceding vowel, a common feature in northern Chinese dialects known as 'erhua'.
- Because 安 means 'peace', some Chinese parents might choose it as a real given name for their daughters even if they are not naming them after the English 'Anne'.
Examples in context
- 安妮，妳下午剩下的時間就站在黑板前的平台上。Anne, go and stand on the platform in front of the blackboard for the rest of the afternoon.This sentence shows how to address someone using 安妮.Tatoeba #13573493 by LeviHighway, translation #5827676 by Hybrid
- 我最喜歡的故事是《綠山牆的安妮》、《湯姆索亞歷險記》和《阿爾卑斯山的少女海蒂》。My favorite stories are "Anne of Green Gables", "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" and "Heidi, Girl of the Alps".This sentence shows the name used in the title of the book "Anne of Green Gables" as 安妮.Tatoeba #13575764 by LeviHighway, translation #9365690 by DJ_Saidez
- 戴維朝安妮眨了眨眼，然後俯身越過桌子，從朵拉的手指間奪過她剛剛輕輕咬了一小口的蛋糕，張大嘴巴，把整塊蛋糕塞了進去。Davy winked at Anne, and then, leaning over the table, snatched Dora's first piece of cake, from which she had just taken one dainty little bite, out of her very fingers and, opening his mouth to the fullest extent, crammed the whole slice in.This sentence shows the name 安妮 used within a narrative context.Tatoeba #13736368 by LeviHighway, translation #7917505 by Hybrid
- 你认识我的朋友安妮吗？Do you know my friend, Anne?
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Example conversation
Zihan and Haoran are talking about a mutual friend.
- 梓涵 Zihan你有安妮的電話號碼嗎？Nǐ yǒu Ānní de diànhuà hàomǎ ma?Do you have Anne's phone number?
- 浩然 Haoran我沒有，你可以問問她哥哥。Wǒ méiyǒu, nǐ kěyǐ wènwen tā gēge.I don't, you can ask her brother.
- 梓涵 Zihan好吧，我晚點再聯繫安妮。Hǎoba, wǒ wǎndiǎn zài liánxì Ānní.Alright, I will contact Anne later.
- 浩然 Haoran沒問題，祝你好運。Méi wèntí, zhù nǐ hǎoyùn.No problem, good luck.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
