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托妮

Tuōnī
proper noun #31,913

Meanings

  1. 1 Toni / Tony (English female given name, transliteration; 妮 marks it as feminine)
  2. 2 most prominent bearer in Chinese contexts: 托妮·莫里森 (Toni Morrison, Nobel-winning American novelist)

About Toni Morrison

1931–2019 · 作家 writer

American novelist who in 1993 became the first Black woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature. Her novel 《宠儿》 (Beloved) tells of a woman who escaped slavery and the daughter she lost.

Also called  托妮·莫里森

Examples

HSK 1
我的英语老师叫托妮。
Wǒ de Yīngyǔ lǎoshī jiào Tuōnī.
My English teacher's name is Toni.
HSK 7-9
托妮·莫里森获得过诺贝尔文学奖。
Tuōnī Mòlǐsēn huòdé guò Nuòbèi'ěr Wénxuéjiǎng.
Toni Morrison won the Nobel Prize in Literature.

Tips

usage
Standard transliteration of female 'Toni': 托 (tuō) for 'To-' + 妮 (nī, 'girl') for the feminine '-ni' ending. The character 妮 (girl/lass) is reserved for women's names - male 'Tony' is usually 托尼 (Tuōní) instead. Compare 安妮 (Annie), 詹妮 (Jenny), 邦妮 (Bonnie).

Stroke Order

托 tuō
妮 nī