贝拉
Bèi lā
The English female given name Bella is translated into Chinese as 贝拉 (Bèi lā).
贝拉 is used as a phonetic transliteration of the name Bella.
What does it mean word for word?
In the transliteration 贝拉, the character 贝 (Bèi) means sea shell or money.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Cantonese, the name can be approximated as 寶拉 (Bouh Laa). In this version, the character 寶 (Bouh) means treasure.
How do you pronounce it?
Bèi lā
Did you know?
- The character 贝 is a pictograph that originally looked like a cowrie shell, which were highly valued across the ancient world.
- In Chinese, names are often chosen for the auspicious meaning of their characters rather than just sound. While 贝拉 is a phonetic match, a parent might instead choose characters that mean 'beautiful' or 'elegant' to convey the same sentiment.
- The character 拉 in 贝拉 is one of the most common characters used to end the transliteration of foreign names ending in 'la' or 'ra'.
Examples in context
- 你好，贝拉Hello, Bella
- 很高兴认识你，贝拉Nice to meet you, Bella
- 贝拉很喜欢喝奶茶。Bèilā hěn xǐhuān hē nǎichá.Bella likes drinking milk tea very much.
- 我昨天见到了贝拉。Wǒ zuótiān jiàndào le Bèilā.I saw Bella yesterday.
- 贝拉是一名医生。Bèilā shì yī míng yīshēng.Bella is a doctor.
Example conversation
Two friends are talking about their mutual friend at a cafe.
- 梓涵 Zihan浩然，你最近见过贝拉吗？Hàorán, nǐ zuìjìn jiànguò Bèilā ma?Haoran, have you seen Bella lately?
- 浩然 Haoran没，我好久没见到她了。Méi, wǒ hǎojiǔ méi jiàndào tā le.No, I haven't seen her for a long time.
- 梓涵 Zihan听说贝拉搬到新城市了。Tīngshuō Bèilā bān dào xīn chéngshì le.I heard Bella moved to a new city.
- 浩然 Haoran这样啊，那太可惜了。Zhèyàng a, nà tài kěxī le.I see, that's a pity.
