扎卡里
Zhākǎlǐ
Zachary is the male given name translated into Chinese as 扎卡里 (Zhākǎlǐ).
扎卡里 is used as a phonetic transliteration for the name Zachary.
Meaning: male given name (name)
How do you pronounce it?
The romanization is Zhākǎlǐ.
Did you know?
- Because the character 扎 can mean 'to prick' or 'to stab', a person hearing the name 扎卡里 for the first time might mentally process a strange image of 'stabbing a card inside'.
- While 扎卡里 is a phonetic match, Chinese speakers often use the shorter 'nickname' style by repeating the last character, calling a person 里里, which sounds cute or affectionate.
- The character 里 in 扎卡里 is also the word for the 'li', a traditional Chinese unit of distance equivalent to roughly 500 meters.
Examples in context
- 扎卡里是一个好名字。Zhākǎlǐ shì yígè hǎo míngzi.Zachary is a good name.
- 我认识一个叫扎卡里的朋友。Wǒ rènshi yíge jiào Zhākǎlǐ de péngyou.I know a friend named Zachary.
- 扎卡里今天没来上课。Zhākǎlǐ jīntiān méi lái shàngkè.Zachary did not come to class today.
Example conversation
Two colleagues are talking about a new employee.
- 雨婷 Yuting志强，你认识扎卡里吗？Zhìqiáng, nǐ rènshi Zhākǎlǐ ma?Zhiqiang, do you know Zachary?
- 志强 Zhiqiang我不认识他，他是谁？Wǒ bù rènshi tā, tā shì shuí?I don't know him, who is he?
- 雨婷 Yuting扎卡里是我们的新同事。Zhākǎlǐ shì wǒmen de xīn tóngshì.Zachary is our new colleague.
- 志强 Zhiqiang好的，我想见见他。Hǎo de, wǒ xiǎng jiànjiàn tā.Okay, I would like to meet him.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “zachary” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
