How to Say "Harry" in Chinese

哈利

Hālì

哈利 (Hālì) is the Chinese translation for the male given name Harry.

Which one should you use?

While 哈利 is a common translation, 哈里 is specifically used in mainland China.

哈里 is the version of the name used in mainland China.

Hālì

The character 哈 in 哈利 is the same sound used in Chinese to represent the sound of laughter, often written as 哈哈.
The character 里 in the variant 哈里 is a very common character that also means 'inside' or 'a unit of distance' (a Chinese mile). A learner might find it odd that a person's name contains a word for a measurement of distance.
The characters for 哈利 can be read individually to mean 'open mouth' and 'profit' or 'benefit'.

我已经读完了所有哈利·波特书。
I already read all the Harry Potter books.
The first sentence shows how to use 哈利 when referring to the Harry Potter book series.
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哈利今年才四十歲。
Harry is only 40.
The second sentence demonstrates using 哈利 to state someone's age.
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哈利無法跟上班上同學。
Harry couldn't keep up with the class.
The third sentence shows 哈利 being used as the subject of a sentence.
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我叫哈利
I am Harry
哈利先生，欢迎您来到中国
Mr. Harry, welcome to China!
哈利哥，你今天怎么样？
Hey, Harry! How are you doing today?
小哈，别担心，我会帮助你的
Don't worry, Harry, I will help you.
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浩然 and 晓雯 are discussing a friend's upcoming birthday.

浩然 Haoran

哈利下周过生日。
Hālì xiàzhōu guò shēngrì.
Harry's birthday is next week.
晓雯 Xiaowen

那我们要送他礼物吗？
Nà wǒmen yào sòng tā lǐwù ma?
Then should we give him a gift?
浩然 Haoran

我想请哈利一起吃晚饭。
Wǒ xiǎng qǐng Hālì yìqǐ chī wǎnfàn.
I want to invite Harry to have dinner together.
晓雯 Xiaowen

好啊，我也想去。
Hǎo a, wǒ yě xiǎng qù.
Sure, I want to go too.

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