史酷比
Shǐkùbǐ
To say Scooby Doo in Chinese, write 史酷比 (Shǐkùbǐ), the name of the cartoon dog.
史酷比 imitates the sound of the name Scooby.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Taiwan the dog is called 史奇比.
How do you pronounce it?
In pinyin it is Shǐkùbǐ, with a dipping tone, a falling tone and a dipping tone.
Did you know?
- The character '酷' in 史酷比 is often used in modern slang to mean 'cool', giving the dog's name a coincidental 'cool' vibe in Mandarin.
- The character 比 (bǐ) in 史酷比 literally means 'to compare' or 'ratio', but it is one of the most frequent characters used to end the transliteration of Western names.
- While 史酷比 is the name, Chinese fans often refer to the 'mystery machine' as 神秘机器 (shénmì jīqì), which translates literally as 'mysterious machine'.
Examples in context
- “嗨！你知道史酷比是谁吗？”Hey! Do you know who Scooby-Doo is?
- 史酷比是一只很聪明的狗。Shǐ kù bǐ shì yī zhǐ hěn cōngmíng de gǒu.Scooby Doo is a very smart dog.
- 你喜欢史酷比吗？Nǐ xǐhuān Shǐ kù bǐ ma?Do you like Scooby Doo?
- 史酷比在动画片里很出名。Shǐ kù bǐ zài dònghuà piàn lǐ hěn chūmíng.Scooby Doo is very famous in the cartoon.
Example conversation
Two friends are talking about their favorite cartoons.
- 浩然 Haoran佳怡，你觉得史酷比可爱吗？Jiāyí, nǐ juédé Shǐ kù bǐ kě'ài ma?Jiayi, do you think Scooby Doo is cute?
- 佳怡 Jiayi是的，浩然，我非常喜欢他。Shì de, Hàorán, wǒ fēicháng xǐhuān tā.Yes, Haoran, I like him very much.
- 浩然 Haoran我也觉得史酷比很有趣。Wǒ yě juédé Shǐ kù bǐ hěn yǒuqù.I also think Scooby Doo is very funny.
- 佳怡 Jiayi那我们一起看动画片吧。Nà wǒmen yīqǐ kàn dònghuà piàn ba.Then let's watch the cartoon together.
