D
The English letter 'd' is written as D in Chinese.
This refers to the fourth letter of the English alphabet.
Did you know?
- In some contexts, the character D is actually a variant form of 啲, a word used in Cantonese to mean 'a few' or 'a little bit'.
Examples in context
- B4和升D5的弦断了。The B4 and D-sharp-5 strings snapped.This sentence shows how D is used when referring to a musical string.Tatoeba #14005161 by jan_OkulaJu, translation #14005162 by jan_OkulaJu
- 3D 眼鏡的原理是視網膜視差。3-D glasses make use of retinal disparity.This sentence illustrates the use of D in the term '3D'.Tatoeba #13908436 by LeviHighway, translation #9178604 by DJ_Saidez
- 我在不真正了解「語音學」是什麼意思、甚至可能連字母都不熟悉的情況下，自己能夠想到「p」是「b」的較硬版本，「t」對「d」、「k」對「g」、「s」對「z」也是同樣的關係。Without actually knowing what "phonetics" meant and probably not even knowing the alphabet, I was able to think to myself that "p" was a harder version of "b" as was "t" to "d", "k" to "g" and "s" to "z".This sentence demonstrates the comparison of the letter D to 't' in a phonetic context.Tatoeba #13826830 by LeviHighway, translation #1325353 by al_ex_an_der
- 2 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Two people are checking a student's English homework.
- 梓涵 Zihan這個單字的第一個字母是 D 嗎？Zhège dānzì de dì yī gè zìmǔ shì D ma?Is the first letter of this word D?
- 志强 Zhiqiang不，是 E。Bù, shì E.No, it is E.
- 梓涵 Zihan喔，我把 D 看成 E 了。Ō, wǒ bǎ D kàn chéng E le.Oh, I mistook D for E.
- 志强 Zhiqiang沒關係，仔細看清楚就好。Méiguānxì, zǐxì kàn qīngchǔ jiù hǎo.That's okay, just look closely.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries D, d, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
