芭蕾

bālěi

noun HSK 7 #5,938

Meanings

1 ballet

Characters

plantain (phonetic use)

bud (phonetic use)

Phonetic transliteration of French 'ballet.'

Examples

她从小就学芭蕾。

Tā cóng xiǎo 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.

Tips

history

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

Stroke Order

芭 bā

蕾 lěi