培生

Péishēng

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Meanings

1 Pearson (British education and publishing company)
2 Pearson (surname transliteration)

Characters

to cultivate; nurture

to be born; student; life

Examples

培生是世界上最大的教育公司之一。

Péishēng shì shìjiè shàng zuì dà de jiàoyù gōngsī zhī yī.

Pearson is one of the largest education companies in the world.

我们用的英语教材是培生出版的。

Wǒmen yòng de Yīngyǔ jiàocái shì Péishēng chūbǎn de.

The English textbook we use is published by Pearson.

Tips

culture

培生 is the Chinese name for Pearson plc (培生集团), the British company behind the PTE English exam, Longman dictionaries, and many ELT textbooks used across China. The choice of 培 (cultivate) and 生 (student / life) is a meaning-aware transliteration — "to cultivate students," perfect for an education brand.

Stroke Order

培 péi

生 shēng