How to Say “Shay” in Chinese

谢伊
Xièyī
谢伊 (Xièyī) is the Chinese transliteration for the given name Shay.

How do you pronounce it?

The romanization is Xièyī.

Did you know?

  • If a person named 'Shay' writes their name as 谢伊, a Chinese speaker might interpret the characters as 'thank' and 'he/she' if they were read as a phrase.
  • The character 谢 is a very common Chinese surname, which could lead people to mistake the name 'Shay' for a native Chinese name.
  • The character 伊 is also used to transliterate the word 'Iraq' as 伊拉克 in Chinese.

Examples in context

  • 谢伊在图书馆看书。
    Xièyī zài túshūguǎn kànshū.
    Shay is reading in the library.
  • 谢伊是一个很友善的人。
    Xièyī shì yígè hěn yǒushàn de rén.
    Shay is a very friendly person.
  • 我认识谢伊好几年了。
    Wǒ rènshi Xièyī hǎojǐ nián le.
    I have known Shay for several years.

Example conversation

Wei and Jiayi are talking about a new colleague at work.

  1. 伟 Wei

    那个新同事叫谢伊吗?
    Nàge xīn tóngshì jiào Xièyī ma?
    Is that new colleague named Shay?
  2. 佳怡 Jiayi

    是的,她叫谢伊。
    Shì de, tā jiào Xièyī.
    Yes, her name is Shay.
  3. 伟 Wei

    她看起来很专业。
    Tā kàn qǐlái hěn zhuānyè.
    She looks very professional.
  4. 佳怡 Jiayi

    我也觉得谢伊很厉害。
    Wǒ yě juéde Xièyī hěn lìhai.
    I also think Shay is very capable.
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