彼德丝

彼德絲

Bǐdésī

proper noun #36,084

Meanings

1 Peters - Western surname
2 transliteration used in Chinese subtitles for foreign characters surnamed Peters

Characters

that; Pe- (phonetic)

virtue; -ter- (phonetic)

silk; -s (phonetic)

Examples

HSK 3

彼德丝先生是公司的新经理。

Bǐdésī xiānsheng shì gōngsī de xīn jīnglǐ.

Mr. Peters is the company's new manager.

HSK 4

彼德丝一家来自美国。

Bǐdésī yìjiā láizì Měiguó.

The Peters family comes from the United States.

Tips

usage

彼德 is the older transliteration of 'Peter' (modern standard is 彼得). The 丝 here adds the 's' sound for the surname plural form 'Peters'. The 'ds' cluster has no Mandarin equivalent so 德丝 splits it into two syllables.

Stroke Order

彼 bǐ

德 dé

丝 sī