奥利维亚
àolìwéiyà
奥利维亚 (àolìwéiyà) is the Chinese way to say the female given name Olivia.
Meaning: female given name (name)
How do you pronounce it?
àolìwéiyà
Did you know?
- If an 'Olivia' wants a 'Chinese name' rather than a transliteration, she would likely choose a name based on the olive tree's symbolism of peace, rather than using 奥利维亚.
- In Chinese culture, names are usually chosen for their meaning, but 奥利维亚 is a purely phonetic loan, meaning the individual characters together do not form a poetic phrase.
- The middle character 利 means 'profit' or 'advantage', which is a very auspicious and positive character in Chinese naming traditions.
Examples in context
- 奥利维亚是个好女孩。Àolìwéiyà shì gè hǎo nǚhái.Olivia is a good girl.
- 我认识奥利维亚。Wǒ rènshí Àolìwéiyà.I know Olivia.
- 奥利维亚在打电话。Àolìwéiyà zài dǎ diànhuà.Olivia is making a phone call.
Example conversation
Two friends are talking about a colleague at work.
- 梓涵 Zihan奥利维亚今天来了吗？Àolìwéiyà jīntiān lái le ma?Did Olivia come today?
- 伟 Wei她还没来。Tā hái méi lái.She hasn't come yet.
- 梓涵 Zihan她今天有会议吗？Tā jīntiān yǒu huìyì ma?Does she have a meeting today?
- 伟 Wei是的，她下午有会。Shì de, tā xiàwǔ yǒu huì.Yes, she has a meeting in the afternoon.
