How to Say “Nash” in Chinese

纳什
nà shí
The English surname Nash is translated into Chinese as 纳什 (nà shí).
纳什 is used as a transliteration for the surname Nash, such as when referring to the mathematician John Nash.

How do you pronounce it?

nà shí

Did you know?

  • The character 什 is most commonly seen in the word for 'what' 什么, making the name 纳什 look like a fragment of a question to a native speaker.
  • The character 纳 can also be used in the word for 'to accept' or 'to receive' in other contexts.
  • In Chinese mathematics textbooks, the 'Nash Equilibrium' is translated as 纳什均衡, where 均衡 means 'balance' or 'equilibrium'.

Examples in context

  • 他是纳什教授的学生。
    Tā shì Nàshī jiàoshòu de xuésheng.
    He is Professor Nash's student.
  • 纳什是一个很著名的数学家。
    Nàshī shì yīgè hěn zhùmíng de shùxuéjiā.
    Nash is a very famous mathematician.
  • 这本书讨论了纳什的理论。
    Zhè běn shū tǎolùn le Nàshī de lǐlùn.
    This book discusses Nash's theory.

Example conversation

Two students are discussing a math lecture in the library.

  1. 雨婷 Yuting

    你听过纳什的研究吗?
    Nǐ tīngguò Nàshī de yánjiū ma?
    Have you heard of Nash's research?
  2. 俊杰 Junjie

    听过,他的理论非常精彩。
    Tīngguò, tā de lǐlùn fēicháng jīngcǎi.
    Yes, his theory is very brilliant.
  3. 雨婷 Yuting

    我想更深入地了解他。
    Wǒ xiǎng gèng shēnrù de liǎojiě tā.
    I want to understand him more deeply.
  4. 俊杰 Junjie

    我们可以一起看那本传记。
    Wǒmen kěyǐ yīqǐ kàn nà běn zhuánjì.
    We can read that biography together.
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