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贝尔

貝爾
Bèi'ěr
noun #8,772

Meanings

  1. 1 Bell (surname)
  2. 2 Bale; Behr; Bear

Characters

贝
bèi
shell; used in transliterations
尔
ěr
you (literary); used in transliterations
A phonetic transliteration for foreign names: Bell, Bale, Bear, etc.

Examples

HSK 4
贝尔在那部电影里演蝙蝠侠。
Bèi'ěr zài nà bù diànyǐng lǐ yǎn Biānfúxiá.
Bale played Batman in that movie.
HSK 6
亚历山大·贝尔发明了电话。
Yàlìshāndà Bèi'ěr fāmíng le diànhuà.
Alexander Bell invented the telephone.

Tips

usage
贝尔 is a common transliteration for several Western surnames. It also appears in place names like 贝尔格莱德 (Bèi'ěrgéláidé, Belgrade). Context is needed to determine which name.

In Pop Culture

克里斯蒂安·贝尔 Kèlǐsīdì'ān Bèi'ěr
Christian Bale
Actor famous for The Dark Knight trilogy and extreme body transformations
贝尔·格里尔斯 Bèi'ěr Gélǐ'ěrsī
Bear Grylls
British adventurer and TV host of Man vs. Wild

Stroke Order

贝 bèi
尔 ěr