巴厘島 / 巴厘岛
Bālí dǎo
Bali in Chinese is 巴厘島 / 巴厘岛 (Bālí dǎo). If unsure, use 巴厘島 / 巴厘岛. Wiktionary also lists 巴厘 (Bālí).
Meaning: island of Indonesia (name)
Ways to say it
| Chinese | Romanization (Wiktionary) |
|---|---|
| 巴厘島 / 巴厘岛 | Bālí dǎo |
| 巴厘 | Bālí |
The term refers to the Indonesian island of Bali. In Chinese, it is common to append 国 (guó) to the names of foreign places to specify that a location is a country.
What does it mean word for word?
The component 岛 (or the traditional 島) means 'island'.
Which one should you use?
巴厘島 / 巴厘岛 (Bālí dǎo) is the full name used when referring to the island as a specific geographical entity. 巴厘 (Bālí) is a shorthand version often used in names of specific places or entities.
Is it said differently in some regions?
The form 巴厘岛 uses the simplified Chinese character for 'island' (岛), while 巴厘島 uses the traditional character (島).
How do you pronounce it?
Bālí dǎo
Did you know?
- In Chinese travel literature, the name 巴厘岛 is often poetically elevated by adding the phrase 神之岛 (shén zhī dǎo), which translates to 'Island of the Gods'.
- In Chinese, the character 巴 (bā) in 巴厘 is a common building block for many foreign places, appearing in names like 'Pakistan' 巴基斯坦 and 'Brazil' 巴西.
- In Chinese, the character 巴 (bā) can also mean 'to cling to' or 'to demand', though it has no semantic link to the island of Bali.
Examples in context
- 12月份巴厘岛极其炎热和潮湿。It is extremely hot and humid in Bali in December.This sentence is useful for describing the weather in 巴厘 during December.Tatoeba #787169 by fucongcong, translation #35033 by CK
- 明天我会去巴厘岛度假，我听说那里的沙滩非常美丽。I will go on vacation to Bali tomorrow. I heard that the beaches there are extremely beautiful.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “bali” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
