How to Say “Sebastian” in Chinese

塞巴斯蒂安
Sàibāsīdì'ān
Sebastian is a given name in Chinese, rendered as 塞巴斯蒂安 (Sàibāsīdì'ān).
塞巴斯蒂安 is used as the Chinese transliteration for the given name Sebastian.
Meaning: given name (name)

How do you pronounce it?

The romanization is Sàibāsīdì'ān.

Did you know?

  • In Chinese pop culture, characters with names like 塞巴斯蒂安 are often associated with the 'butler' archetype, influenced by Western media such as 'Black Butler'.
  • The character 塞 in 塞巴斯蒂安 usually means 'to stuff' or 'to block'. In names it is used purely for its sound and does not imply that the person is being stuffed.
  • Chinese does not have a direct equivalent to the 'st' consonant cluster in 'Sebastian', so it must break the sound into two separate syllables, 斯 and 蒂.

Examples in context

  • 嘿,塞巴,你想吃什么?
    Hey, Sebastian, what do you want to eat?
  • 他是塞巴斯蒂安吗?
    Tā shì Sāibāsīdì'ān ma?
    Is he Sebastian?
  • 我叫塞巴斯蒂安。
    Wǒ jiào Sāibāsīdì'ān.
    My name is Sebastian.
  • 塞巴斯蒂安今天不在家。
    Sāibāsīdì'ān jīntiān bù zàijiā.
    Sebastian is not home today.

Example conversation

Two friends are talking about a new coworker.

  1. 梓涵 Zihan

    你知道新同事的名字吗?
    Nǐ zhīdào xīn tóngshì de míngzì ma?
    Do you know the new coworker's name?
  2. 志强 Zhiqiang

    他的名字是塞巴斯蒂安。
    Tā de míngzì shì Sāibāsīdì'ān.
    His name is Sebastian.
  3. 梓涵 Zihan

    塞巴斯蒂安是个好人吗?
    Sāibāsīdì'ān shì gè hǎorén ma?
    Is Sebastian a good person?
  4. 志强 Zhiqiang

    是的,他非常友好。
    Shì de, tā fēicháng yǒuhǎo.
    Yes, he is very friendly.
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