海莉
Hǎilì
海莉 (Hǎilì) is the Chinese transliteration of the female given name Hailey.
海莉 is used as a formal transliteration of the English name 'Hailey' into Chinese characters.
How do you pronounce it?
Hǎilì
Did you know?
- The character 海 means 'sea' and 莉 refers to 'jasmine'. Together, the name 'Hailey' creates a poetic image of jasmine by the sea.
- The character 莉 used in 海莉 is almost exclusively used in female names because it refers to the jasmine flower. A man would rarely have this specific character in his name, making the gender of the name immediately recognizable.
- If you were to translate the name 'Hailey' into a native Chinese name rather than a transliteration, you would likely look for characters that evoke beauty or nature, as phonetic names like 海莉 can feel slightly 'foreign' to a local ear.
Examples in context
- 你好，我叫海莉。Hello, my name is Hailey.
- 海莉在看书。Hǎilì zài kànshū.Hailey is reading a book.
- 我认识海莉。Wǒ rènshì Hǎilì.I know Hailey.
- 海莉是个好女孩。Hǎilì shì gè hǎo nǚhái.Hailey is a good girl.
Example conversation
Two friends are talking about a girl they know at a cafe.
- 浩然 Haoran你见到海莉了吗？Nǐ jiàndào Hǎilì le ma?Have you seen Hailey?
- 梓涵 Zihan没有，海莉今天没来。Méiyǒu, Hǎilì jīntiān méi lái.No, Hailey didn't come today.
- 浩然 Haoran她今天要去哪儿？Tā jīntiān yào qù nǎ'er?Where is she going today?
- 梓涵 Zihan也许海莉要去图书馆。Yěxǔ Hǎilì yào qù túshūguǎn.Maybe Hailey is going to the library.
