杜勒维

杜勒維

Dùlèwéi

proper noun #33,372

Meanings

1 Dulwich / Dulevi (Western place or surname transliteration)

Characters

to stop; birch-leaf pear (transliteration syllable for 'du')

to rein in (transliteration syllable for 'le/lu')

to maintain; rope (transliteration syllable for 'vi/wei')

Examples

HSK 1

他在杜勒维学院读书。

Tā zài Dùlèwéi xuéyuàn dúshū.

He studies at Dulwich College.

HSK 3

杜勒维是伦敦南部的一个区。

Dùlèwéi shì Lúndūn nánbù de yí gè qū.

Dulwich is a district in south London.

Tips

usage

Phonetic transliteration. The most likely referent is the London neighbourhood Dulwich (often rendered 杜尔维奇 in mainland sources, but 杜勒维 in some Taiwanese/Hong Kong subtitles); could also represent a personal surname. 杜 for 'Du-', 勒 for '-le-', 维 for '-vi/wich'.

Stroke Order

杜 dù

勒 lè

维 wéi