玛蒂尔达

瑪蒂爾達

Mǎdì'ěrdá

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Meanings

1 Matilda (Western female given name)
2 Matilda (the title character of Roald Dahl's 1988 novel and its film/musical adaptations)

Characters

agate (used phonetically in foreign names)

stem; base of a fruit

you (classical); used phonetically

to reach; arrive

Examples

玛蒂尔达是一个聪明的小女孩。

Mǎdì'ěrdá shì yī ge cōngmíng de xiǎo nǚhái.

Matilda is a clever little girl.

我最喜欢的童书是《玛蒂尔达》。

Wǒ zuì xǐhuān de tóngshū shì 《Mǎdì'ěrdá》.

My favorite children's book is Matilda.

Tips

culture

玛蒂尔达 is the standard Mandarin transliteration of Matilda. The most internationally recognized bearer for Chinese audiences is Roald Dahl's book character 《玛蒂尔达》(Matilda), adapted into films and a hit musical. The name also appears in Leon: The Professional (1994), where the young girl is named Mathilda.

memory

Sound out the syllables: 玛 (mǎ) + 蒂 (dì) + 尔 (ěr) + 达 (dá) ≈ 'Ma-ti-er-da' → Matilda. 玛 and 达 are go-to characters for foreign names ending in 'ma' and 'da'.

Stroke Order

玛 mǎ

蒂 dì

尔 ěr

达 dá