基思
jīsī
基思 (jīsī) is the Chinese transliteration of the masculine given name Keith.
How do you pronounce it?
jīsī
Did you know?
- In Chinese culture, the meaning of the characters is often more important than the sound, meaning 基思 is perceived as 'foundation' and 'thought'.
- The character 基 is also used to transliterate the 'Ke' sound in 'Kenya' (肯尼亚) and 'Kiribati' (基里巴斯).
- In some contexts, using purely phonetic transliterations like 基思 can make a person appear more 'international' or 'Westernized' in a Chinese social setting.
Examples in context
- 基思是一个好名字。Jī sī shì yīgè hǎo míngzì.Keith is a good name.
- 我认识一个叫基思的人。Wǒ rènshí yīgè jiào Jī sī de rén.I know someone named Keith.
- 基思今天没来上班。Jī sī jīntiān méi lái shàngbān.Keith didn't come to work today.
Example conversation
Two colleagues are talking about a coworker in the office.
- 晓雯 Xiaowen你看到基思了吗？Nǐ kàndào Jī sī le ma?Have you seen Keith?
- 浩然 Haoran我没看到他。Wǒ méi kàndào tā.I haven't seen him.
- 晓雯 Xiaowen基思好像请假了。Jī sī hǎoxiàng qǐngjià le.It seems Keith took a leave of absence.
- 浩然 Haoran好吧，那我就先做我的工作。Hǎo ba, nà wǒ jiù xiān zuò wǒ de gōngzuò.Okay, then I will go do my work first.
