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布莱

布萊
Bùlái
noun #18,448

Meanings

  1. 1 Blai (name)
  2. 2 Blay (name)
  3. 3 phonetic component in foreign name transliterations

Characters

布
bù
cloth (phonetic)
莱
lái
goosefoot plant (phonetic)
Phonetic transliteration of 'Bla-/Ble-/Bri-' in foreign names.

Examples

HSK 6
布莱尔是英国前首相。
Bùlái'ěr shì Yīngguó qián shǒuxiàng.
Blair is a former British Prime Minister.
HSK 7-9
布莱顿是一座英国海滨城市。
Bùláidùn shì yī zuò Yīngguó hǎibīn chéngshì.
Brighton is a British seaside city.

Tips

usage
布莱 is rarely used alone. It appears as the first part of transliterated names: 布莱尔 (Blair), 布莱恩 (Brian/Bryan), 布莱顿 (Brighton), 布莱曼 (Brightman).

Stroke Order

布 bù
莱 lái