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

HSK 5

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.

HSK 5

美国有两位总统都叫乔治·布什，中国人叫他们老布什和小布什。

Měiguó yǒu liǎng wèi zǒngtǒng dōu jiào Qiáozhì Bùshí, Zhōngguórén jiào tāmen Lǎo Bùshí hé Xiǎo Bùshí.

Two U.S. presidents were named George Bush; Chinese people call them Old Bush and Young Bush.

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