沙龙
shālóng
The English female given name Sharon is translated into Chinese as 沙龙 (shālóng).
Meaning: female given name (name)
Which one should you use?
沙龙 is the default form, while 莎伦 is used in more formal contexts.
How do you pronounce it?
shālóng
Did you know?
- If you were to write 沙龙 on a business card in a professional setting, a Chinese person might momentarily mistake it for the word 'salon' before realizing it is a name.
- While 沙龙 is common in digital text, using the version with the radical for 'grass', 莎, in 莎伦 makes the name look more traditionally 'feminine' to a Chinese reader.
- The character 龙 (lóng) is the word for 'dragon', though in the name 沙龙, it is used only for its sound.
Examples in context
- Sharon，你好!Sharon, hello!
- 莎伦，你好！请问你的意见如何？Sharon, hello! May I ask for your opinion?
- 夏伦，出来玩吧！Sharon, let's go out and have some fun!
Example conversation
Wei and Xiaowen are talking about a coworker.
- 伟 Wei晓雯，你见过沙龙吗？Xiǎowén, nǐ jiànguò Shālóng ma?Xiaowen, have you met Sharon?
- 晓雯 Xiaowen还没有，她是谁？Hái méiyǒu, tā shì shéi?Not yet, who is she?
- 伟 Wei沙龙是我们的新主管。Shālóng shì wǒmen de xīn zhǔguǎn.Sharon is our new supervisor.
- 晓雯 Xiaowen我想快点认识她。Wǒ xiǎng kuài diǎn rènshí tā.I want to meet her soon.
