丁丁 (Dīngdīng): Tintin (Belgian comic-book repo…

Meanings

1 Tintin (Belgian comic-book reporter created by Hergé)
2 (also a common Chinese nickname/affectionate name)

Characters

丁

dīng

fourth (heavenly stem); strong

Examples

HSK 2

我小时候很喜欢看《丁丁历险记》。

Wǒ xiǎoshíhou hěn xǐhuān kàn 《 Dīngdīng Lìxiǎn Jì 》.

When I was little I loved reading The Adventures of Tintin.

HSK 6

丁丁是比利时最有名的漫画人物。

Dīngdīng shì Bǐlìshí zuì yǒumíng de mànhuà rénwù.

Tintin is Belgium's most famous comic-book character.

Tips

culture

Standard Chinese rendering of 'Tintin' - the boy reporter created by Belgian cartoonist Hergé (埃尔热) in 1929. The 24-album series 《丁丁历险记》 (The Adventures of Tintin) is a classic worldwide. 丁丁 is also a common doubling-form nickname in Chinese (any character doubled can be a child's pet name).