米歇尔
Mǐxiē'ěr
米歇尔 (Mǐxiē'ěr) is the Chinese way to say the female given name Michelle.
米歇尔 is used as a transliteration for the female given name Michelle.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Cantonese, the name Michelle can be represented as 米雪 or 蜜雪兒.
How do you pronounce it?
Mǐxiē'ěr
Did you know?
- While 米歇尔 is a phonetic match, a Chinese parent would almost never name their biological child this way, as purely phonetic names are often seen as 'empty' because they lack an intrinsic meaning.
- If you use the Cantonese transliteration 蜜雪兒, the first character 蜜 means 'honey', giving the name a much sweeter and more affectionate connotation than the standard Mandarin version.
- Unlike English names where the surname comes first, in a Chinese context, if a person is named 'Michelle Li', the 'Li' would move to the front, even if the name is a transliteration.
Examples in context
- “迈克尔”是一个男名，但是“米歇尔”是一个女名。"Michael" is a man's name, but "Michelle" is a woman's name.This sentence is useful for comparing the gendered nature of the names "Michael" and 米歇尔.Tatoeba #545992 by FeuDRenais, translation #545991 by FeuDRenais
- 如果没有我过去16年最好的朋友、我们家庭的中坚、我生命中的挚爱，我今天晚上不可能站在这里，美国下一位第一夫人米歇尔-奥巴马。And I would not be standing here tonight without the unyielding support of my best friend for the last 16 years, the rock of our family, the love of my life, the nation's next first lady, Michelle Obama.This sentence uses 米歇尔 to refer to Michelle Obama.Tatoeba #347821 by zhouj1955, translation #330450 by sugisaki
- 米歇尔是一个非常优雅的名字。Mǐxiē'ěr shì yīgè fēicháng yōuyǎ de míngzì.Michelle is a very elegant name.
Example conversation
Zihan is introducing her foreign friend to Junjie.
- 梓涵 Zihan俊杰，这位是我的朋友米歇尔。Jùnjié, zhè wèi shì wǒ de péngyǒu Mǐxiē'ěr.Junjie, this is my friend Michelle.
- 俊杰 Junjie你好，米歇尔，很高兴认识你。Nǐ hǎo, Mǐxiē'ěr, hěn gāoxìng rènshí nǐ.Hello, Michelle, it is nice to meet you.
- 梓涵 Zihan米歇尔也想认识你。Mǐxiē'ěr yě xiǎng rènshí nǐ.Michelle also wanted to meet you.
- 俊杰 Junjie谢谢，欢迎来到这里。Xièxiè, huānyíng lái dào zhèlǐ.Thank you, welcome here.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
