艾娃
Àiwá
艾娃 (Àiwá) is the Chinese transliteration of the female given name Eva.
艾娃 is used as a phonetic transliteration of the name Eva into Chinese characters.
How do you pronounce it?
Àiwá
Did you know?
- The character 娃 literally means 'baby' or 'doll', which gives the name 艾娃 a cute or diminutive quality in Chinese.
- While 艾 is used for 'Eva', it is also the character for 'mugwort', a plant used in traditional Chinese medicine and the Dragon Boat Festival.
- While 艾娃 is a phonetic match, some Chinese speakers use the name 伊娃 to evoke a more classical or poetic feeling, as 伊 is an ancient pronoun for 'that person'.
Examples in context
- 我很高兴认识你，伊娃。I'm delighted to meet you, Eva.
- 伊娃是一位优秀的艺术家。Eva is an outstanding artist.
- 艾娃，你今天看起来很漂亮！Eva, you look beautiful today!
- 这是艾娃的新书，非常有趣。This is Eva's new book, it's very interesting.
- 艾娃在画画。Àiwá zài huàhuà.Eva is drawing.
- 我认识艾娃。Wǒ rènshi Àiwá.I know Eva.
- 艾娃是一个好女孩。Àiwá shì yīgè hǎo nǚhái.Eva is a good girl.
Example conversation
Two colleagues are talking about a new team member.
- 晓雯 Xiaowen你知道那个新同事艾娃吗？Nǐ zhīdào nàge xīn tóngshì Àiwá ma?Do you know the new colleague Eva?
- 浩然 Haoran我知道，她很友好。Wǒ zhīdào, tā hěn yǒuhǎo.I know, she is very friendly.
- 晓雯 Xiaowen艾娃是从美国来的吗？Àiwá shì cóng Měiguó lái de ma?Is Eva from America?
- 浩然 Haoran是的，她是美国人。Shì de, tā shì Měiguórén.Yes, she is American.
