巴里

Bālǐ

noun #7,993

Meanings

1 Barry; Bari (transliteration of foreign names)
2 Bari (city in southern Italy)

Characters

to hope for; to cling to

inside; village; li (unit of distance)

A phonetic transliteration. The characters are chosen for sound, not meaning.

Examples

HSK 1

你认识巴里先生吗?

Nǐ rènshi Bālǐ xiānsheng ma?

Do you know Mr. Barry?

HSK 3

巴里是意大利南部的一个城市。

Bālǐ shì Yìdàlì nánbù de yīgè chéngshì.

Bari is a city in southern Italy.

Tips

mistakes

Don't confuse 巴里 (Barry/Bari) with 巴黎 (Paris). The second character is different: 里 (inside) vs 黎 (dawn/many).

Stroke Order

巴 bā

里 lǐ