丽莎
Lìshā
丽莎 (Lìshā) is the Chinese transliteration of the female given name Lisa.
Meaning: female given name (name)
What does it mean word for word?
The name consists of two characters: 丽 (the simplified form of the traditional character 麗) and 莎 (shā). The character 莎 refers to a type of grass or reed and is commonly used to phonetically represent the 'sa' sound in foreign names.
How do you pronounce it?
Lìshā
Did you know?
- While 丽莎 is a phonetic match, a Chinese person might choose completely different characters to translate the same name if they wanted to emphasize different qualities like 'beauty' or 'grace'.
- The character 丽 was simplified from 麗, which originally depicted a person adorned with jewelry and fine clothing.
- The character 莎 is rarely used on its own in modern Chinese but appears frequently in the names of foreign plants and feminine foreign names.
Examples in context
- 蒙娜丽莎有着神秘的微笑。The Mona Lisa has an enigmatic smile.This sentence is useful for seeing how 丽莎 is used in the context of the Mona Lisa.Tatoeba #8795179 by slo_oth, translation #2327236 by Hybrid
- 你好，李莎女士。请问你是哪国人？Hello, Miss Lisa. May I ask which country you are from?
- 李莎医生是一位非常有经验的专家。Dr. Lisa is a highly experienced expert.
- 丽莎是我最好的朋友。Lìshā shì wǒ zuì hǎo de péngyǒu.Lisa is my best friend.
- 老师在叫丽莎。Lǎoshī zài jiào Lìshā.The teacher is calling Lisa.
Example conversation
Two friends are talking about a classmate.
- 浩然 Haoran你认识丽莎吗？Nǐ rènshi Lìshā ma?Do you know Lisa?
- 梓涵 Zihan认识，她很聪明。Rènshi, tā hěn cōngmíng.Yes, she is very smart.
- 浩然 Haoran丽莎在哪个班？Lìshā zài nǎge bān?Which class is Lisa in?
- 梓涵 Zihan她在三班。Tā zài sān bān.She is in class three.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
