芭蕾

bālěi

noun HSK 7-9 #5,938

Meanings

Phonetic transliteration of French 'ballet.'

她从小就学芭蕾。

Tā cóngxiǎo jiù xué bālěi.

She has been learning ballet since childhood.

我们去看芭蕾舞表演吧。

Wǒmen qù kàn bālěiwǔ biǎoyǎn ba.

Let's go watch a ballet performance.

history

芭蕾 is a phonetic transliteration of the French word 'ballet.' 芭蕾舞 (bālěiwǔ) adds 舞 (dance) for clarity.

芭 bā

蕾 lěi