克里斯塔

Kèlǐsītǎ

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Meanings

1 Christa / Krista (transliteration of Western female given name)

Characters

to overcome (used phonetically)

inside (used phonetically)

this (literary; used phonetically)

tower / pagoda (used phonetically)

Examples

克里斯塔·麦考利夫是挑战者号上的太空教师。

Kèlǐsītǎ Màikǎolìfū shì Tiǎozhànzhě hào shàng de tàikōng jiàoshī.

Christa McAuliffe was the teacher-astronaut aboard the Challenger.

她有个德国朋友叫克里斯塔。

Tā yǒu gè Déguó péngyǒu jiào Kèlǐsītǎ.

She has a German friend named Christa.

Tips

usage

克里斯塔 transliterates Christa/Krista (German, Scandinavian, English female name): 克 (kè) for 'Chr-', 里 (lǐ) for '-ri-', 斯 (sī) for '-s-', 塔 (tǎ) for '-ta'. Best-known bearer in Chinese media: Christa McAuliffe (克里斯塔·麦考利夫), the schoolteacher killed in the 1986 Challenger disaster.

Stroke Order

克 kè

里 lǐ

斯 sī

塔 tǎ