克里斯蒂亚诺·罗纳尔多
kèlǐsītíyànuò luónà'ěrduō
The name of the famous professional football player from Portugal, Cristiano Ronaldo, is translated into Chinese as 克里斯蒂亚诺·罗纳尔多 (kèlǐsītíyànuò luónà'ěrduō).
Which one should you use?
克里斯蒂亚诺·罗纳尔多 is the full version of the name, while C罗 is a common abbreviation used to refer to him.
How do you pronounce it?
kèlǐsītíyànuò luónà'ěrduō
Did you know?
- In Chinese digital spaces, fans often use the term C罗粉 (C Luó fěn) to describe a 'Ronaldo fan', where 粉 means 'powder' but is used as slang for 'fan'.
- The abbreviation C罗 uses the English letter 'C' combined with the Chinese character for 'Ronaldo', which is a common way to create nicknames for Western celebrities in China.
- The middle dot · used in 克里斯蒂亚诺·罗纳尔多 is a punctuation mark specifically used in Chinese to separate the components of foreign-derived names.
Examples in context
- 克里斯蒂亚诺·罗纳尔多非常有名。Kèlǐsīdìyànuò Luónà'ěrduō fēicháng yǒumíng.Cristiano Ronaldo is very famous.
- 克里斯蒂亚诺·罗纳尔多是葡萄牙人。Kèlǐsīdìyànuò Luónà'ěrduō shì Pútáoyá rén.Cristiano Ronaldo is Portuguese.
Example conversation
Two friends are talking about their favorite athletes.
- 伟 Wei我最喜欢的球员是克里斯蒂亚诺·罗纳尔多。Wǒ zuì xǐhuān de qiúyuán shì Kèlǐsīdìyànuò Luónàěrduō.My favorite player is Cristiano Ronaldo.
- 佳怡 Jiayi他是非常有名的足球运动员。Tā shì fēicháng yǒumíng de zúqiú yùndòngyuán.He is a very famous football player.
- 伟 Wei没错，他的进球数很多。Méicuò, tā de jìnqiú shù hěnduō.That's right, he has scored many goals.
- 佳怡 Jiayi我也很佩服他。Wǒ yě hěn pèifú tā.I admire him a lot too.
