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玛丽

瑪麗
Mǎlì
noun #2,467

Meanings

  1. 1 Mary
  2. 2 Marie

Characters

玛
mǎ
agate (phonetic)
丽
lì
beautiful (phonetic)
Both characters are chosen for pleasant meanings: 玛 (agate/gem) and 丽 (beautiful), while approximating the sound 'Mary'.

Examples

HSK 1
玛丽是我的好朋友。
Mǎlì shì wǒ de hǎo péngyou.
Mary is my good friend.
HSK 2
玛丽明天要去上海。
Mǎlì míngtiān yào qù Shànghǎi.
Mary is going to Shanghai tomorrow.

Tips

culture
玛丽 is the standard transliteration for Mary/Marie. The biblical Virgin Mary is 圣母玛利亚 (Shèngmǔ Mǎlìyà) - a longer, more formal transliteration.

In Pop Culture

玛丽·居里 Mǎlì · Jūlǐ
Marie Curie
Nobel Prize-winning physicist and chemist

Stroke Order

玛 mǎ
丽 lì