乔斯林
Qiáo sī lín
The English female given name Jocelyn is translated into Chinese as 乔斯林 (Qiáo sī lín).
Meaning: female given name (name)
How do you pronounce it?
The romanization is Qiáo sī lín.
Did you know?
- The character 斯 is a 'specialist' character used almost exclusively for foreign loanwords and rarely appears in native Chinese names.
- In modern mainland China, many young people use 'English names' like Jocelyn in social circles while keeping their Chinese names for official government documents.
- Because 乔斯林 is a phonetic transcription of a foreign name, the individual characters do not carry their usual meanings in this context. For example, the character 乔 usually refers to a tall tree, but here it is simply a sound.
Examples in context
- 乔斯林是一名优秀的医生。Qiáosīlín shì yī míng yōuxiù de yīshēng.Jocelyn is an excellent doctor.
- 我想认识乔斯林。Wǒ xiǎng rènshi Qiáosīlín.I want to meet Jocelyn.
- 乔斯林正在看书。Qiáosīlín zhèngzài kànshū.Jocelyn is reading a book.
Example conversation
Two friends are talking about a new colleague at work.
- 俊杰 Junjie你知道新来的同事叫什么吗？Nǐ zhīdào xīn lái de tóngshì jiào shénme ma?Do you know what the new colleague's name is?
- 晓雯 Xiaowen她叫乔斯林。Tā jiào Qiáosīlín.Her name is Jocelyn.
- 俊杰 Junjie乔斯林很友好吗？Qiáosīlín hěn yǒuhǎo ma?Is Jocelyn friendly?
- 晓雯 Xiaowen是的，她人很好。Shì de, tā rén hěn hǎo.Yes, she is a very nice person.
