乔治·布什

喬治·布什

Qiáozhì Bùshí

proper noun #31,342

Meanings

1 George Bush
2 refers to either George H. W. Bush (老布什, 41st U.S. president, 1989-1993) or George W. Bush (小布什, 43rd U.S. president, 2001-2009)

Characters

interpunct (separates given name from surname)

Examples

乔治·布什在2001年成为美国总统。

Qiáozhì · Bùshí zài èr líng líng yī nián chéngwéi Měiguó zǒngtǒng.

George Bush became U.S. president in 2001.

中国媒体常用老布什和小布什来区分父子两位总统。

Zhōngguó méitǐ chángyòng Lǎo Bùshí hé Xiǎo Bùshí lái qūfēn fùzǐ liǎng wèi zǒngtǒng.

Chinese media usually use 'Old Bush' and 'Young Bush' to distinguish the father and son presidents.

Tips

culture

Chinese disambiguation is elegant: 老布什 ('Old Bush') = George H. W. Bush, 41st president; 小布什 ('Young Bush') = George W. Bush, 43rd president. Same first/last name, generationally distinguished. The interpunct 中点 between 乔治 and 布什 is the standard mark separating given name and surname in foreign names.

usage

Transliteration: 乔治 for 'George' (one of the most fixed name renderings in Chinese), 布什 for 'Bush'. The Mainland uses 布什; Taiwan and Hong Kong often write 布希.

Stroke Order

乔 qiáo

治 zhì

布 bù

什 shén