肯德拉
Kěndélā
The English female given name 'Kendra' is written in Chinese as 肯德拉 (Kěndélā).
肯德拉 is used as a transliteration of the foreign female given name Kendra.
How do you pronounce it?
Kěndélā
Did you know?
- The character 肯 is also the first character in the Chinese name for KFC, 肯德基 (Kěndéjī).
- If a Chinese speaker saw 肯德拉 without context, they might mistake it for a brand name rather than a person's name due to the transliteration style.
- Because 肯德拉 is a transliteration, none of its characters were originally chosen for their meaning, but rather for how closely their sounds mimic the English name.
Examples in context
- 你认识康卓吗？Do you know Kendra?
- 康卓？你是说那个英文名字叫Kendra的人吗？Kendra? Are you referring to the person with the English name Kendra?
- 嗨，肯德拉，最近好吗？Hi Kendra, how have you been lately?
- 肯德拉是个好女孩。Kěndélā shì gè hǎo nǚhái.Kendra is a good girl.
- 我认识肯德拉。Wǒ rènshi Kěndélā.I know Kendra.
- 肯德拉在看书。Kěndélā zài kànshū.Kendra is reading a book.
Example conversation
Two friends are talking about a mutual acquaintance.
- 志强 Zhiqiang你见到肯德拉了吗？Nǐ jiàndào Kěndélā le ma?Have you seen Kendra?
- 佳怡 Jiayi没有，她今天没来。Méiyǒu, tā jīntiān méi lái.No, she didn't come today.
- 志强 Zhiqiang肯德拉可能生病了。Kěndélā kěnéng shēngbìng le.Kendra might be sick.
- 佳怡 Jiayi希望她没问题。Xīwàng tā méi wèntí.I hope she is okay.
