凯莉
Kǎilì
凯莉 (Kǎilì) is the Chinese way to say the female given name Kaylee.
凯莉 is used as a female given name.
How do you pronounce it?
The romanization is Kǎilì.
Did you know?
- While 凯莉 is used for 'Kaylee', the same characters are used to transcribe 'Kelly' or 'Kylie' since Chinese lacks some of the distinct vowel sounds in English.
- In China, it is common to use a 'milk name' or nickname for children, and a girl named 凯莉 might be called 莉莉 by her family to sound more affectionate.
- While 'Kaylee' is an English name, the Chinese characters used for it, 凯莉, are chosen for their auspicious meanings rather than their sound alone. 凯 can mean 'triumphant' and 莉 refers to the 'jasmine' flower.
Examples in context
- 这位是洁莉小姐This is Miss Kaylee.
- 嗨，凯莉！最近过得怎么样？Hi, Kaylee! How have you been lately?
- 凯莉很漂亮。Kǎilì hěn piàoliang.Kaylee is very beautiful.
- 我不认识凯莉。Wǒ bù rènshi Kǎilì.I don't know Kaylee.
- 凯莉在看书。Kǎilì zài kànshū.Kaylee is reading a book.
Example conversation
Two friends are talking about a new coworker.
- 志强 Zhiqiang你知道凯莉吗？Nǐ zhīdào Kǎilì ma?Do you know Kaylee?
- 晓雯 Xiaowen我知道，她很友善。Wǒ zhīdào, tā hěn yǒushàn.I know, she is very friendly.
- 志强 Zhiqiang她今天来了吗？Tā jīntiān lái le ma?Did she come today?
- 晓雯 Xiaowen凯莉今天没来。Kǎilì jīntiān méi lái.Kaylee didn't come today.
