加布 (Jiābù): Gabe / Gab (Western given name,…

Meanings

1 Gabe / Gab (Western given name, often short for Gabriel/Gabrielle; phonetic transliteration)

Characters

加

jiā

to add (phonetic 'ga')

布

bù

cloth (phonetic 'b')

Examples

加布是我的同事。

Jiābù shì wǒ de tóngshì.

Gabe is my coworker.

你认识加布吗？

Nǐ rènshi Jiābù ma?

Do you know Gabe?

Tips

usage

Short transliteration of 'Gabe' or 'Gab', common nicknames for Gabriel (加百利, Jiābǎilì) or Gabrielle. The longer form 加布里埃尔 (Jiābù lǐ'āi'ěr) renders the full 'Gabriel' more carefully. In subtitles, 加布 often stands in for any 'Gab-' opening name.