拉里
Lālǐ
The English name Larry is translated into Chinese as 拉里 (Lālǐ).
拉里 is used as a phonetic transcription for the diminutive of the name Laurence.
Meaning: diminutive of Laurence (name)
How do you pronounce it?
Lālǐ
Did you know?
- The character 拉 in 拉里 literally means 'to pull' or 'to drag', while 里 refers to a 'village' or a traditional unit of distance.
- To make 拉里 sound like a friendly nickname as 'Larry' does in English, a speaker might add the prefix 小 ('xiǎo'), turning it into 小拉里 meaning 'Little Larry'.
- Because 拉里 is a transliteration, it does not follow the traditional Chinese naming convention where the family name always comes before the given name.
Examples in context
- 拉里今天不在家。Lālǐ jīntiān bù zài jiā.Larry is not at home today.
- 我认识拉里。Wǒ rènshi Lālǐ.I know Larry.
- 拉里是一个好人。Lālǐ shì yīgè hǎorén.Larry is a good person.
Example conversation
Two friends are talking about a mutual acquaintance.
- 梓涵 Zihan你见过拉里吗？Nǐ jiànguò Lālǐ ma?Have you seen Larry?
- 志强 Zhiqiang我没见过拉里。Wǒ méi jiànguò Lālǐ.I haven't seen Larry.
- 梓涵 Zihan他现在很忙。Tā xiànzài hěn máng.He is very busy right now.
- 志强 Zhiqiang那好吧。Nà hǎo ba.Okay then.
