How to Say "Donald" in Chinese

唐纳德

táng nà dé

唐纳德 (táng nà dé) is the Chinese transliteration of the male given name Donald.

Meaning: male given name (name)

How do you pronounce it?

táng nà dé

Chinese speakers rarely use the full name 唐纳德 for the Disney character Donald Duck, instead calling him 唐老鸭, which literally means 'Tang Old Duck'.
The character 德 in 唐纳德 means 'virtue' or 'morality' and is a common choice for transliterating the 'd' sound in foreign names to give them a positive connotation.
The character 唐 used in this name is the same character used to refer to the 'Tang Dynasty', one of China's most prosperous eras.

3 月 1 日，唐纳德・特朗普总统签署了一项行政命令，将英语定为美国的官方语言。
On March 1, President Donald Trump has signed an executive order making English the official language of the United States.
This sentence is useful for seeing the name 唐纳德 used in a formal context regarding President Donald Trump.
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唐纳德先生
Mr. Donald
这是我朋友多诺德
This is my friend Donald.
唐纳德是一个很常见的名字。
Tángnàdé shì yīgè hěn chángjiàn de míngzì.
Donald is a very common name.
我认识一个叫唐纳德的朋友。
Wǒ rènshí yīgè jiào Tángnàdé de péngyǒu.
I know a friend named Donald.

浩然 and 晓雯 are talking about a new colleague.

浩然 Haoran

那个新同事的名字叫什么？
Nàge xīn tóngshì de míngzì jiào shénme?
What is that new colleague's name?
晓雯 Xiaowen

他叫唐纳德。
Tā jiào Tángnàdé.
His name is Donald.
浩然 Haoran

唐纳德是一个好记的名字。
Tángnàdé shì yīgè hǎo jì de míngzì.
Donald is an easy name to remember.
晓雯 Xiaowen

是的，他性格也很友善。
Shì de, tā xìnggé yě hěn yǒushàn.
Yes, and his personality is also very friendly.

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