格林利夫

Gélínlìfū

proper noun #35,650

Meanings

1 Greenleaf (English surname; phonetic transliteration)
2 rendering for foreign place / family names ending in -greenleaf

Characters

frame / pattern (transliteration syllable g-)

forest (transliteration syllable -reen)

benefit / sharp (transliteration syllable l-)

man / husband (transliteration syllable -eaf)

Examples

HSK 4

格林利夫是美国电视剧的名字。

Gélínlìfū shì Měiguó diànshìjù de míngzi.

Greenleaf is the name of an American TV series.

HSK 6

格林利夫一家是这部剧的主角。

Gélínlìfū yìjiā shì zhè bù jù de zhǔjué.

The Greenleaf family is the focus of the show.

Tips

culture

Phonetic transliteration of English 'Greenleaf'. The chunk 格林 is the standard Chinese rendering of 'Green' (cf. 格林威治 Greenwich, 格林兄弟 Brothers Grimm), and 利夫 covers '-leaf'. Most likely refers to the Oprah Winfrey Network drama 'Greenleaf' (2016-2020) about a megachurch family, popular with Chinese subtitle viewers.

Stroke Order

格 gé

林 lín

利 lì

夫 fū