彼德丝

彼德絲

Bǐdésī

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Meanings

1 Peters — Western surname
2 transliteration used in Chinese subtitles for foreign characters surnamed Peters

Characters

(phonetic: Pe-)

(phonetic: -ter-)

Examples

彼德丝先生是公司的新经理。

Bǐdésī xiānsheng shì gōngsī de xīn jīnglǐ.

Mr. Peters is the company's new manager.

彼德丝一家来自美国。

Bǐdésī yì jiā láizì Měiguó.

The Peters family comes from the United States.

Tips

usage

彼德 (Bǐdé) is the older transliteration of 'Peter' (modern standard is 彼得 Bǐdé). The 丝 (sī) here adds the 's' sound for the surname plural form 'Peters'. The 'ds' cluster has no Mandarin equivalent so 德丝 splits it into two syllables.

Stroke Order

彼 bǐ

德 dé

丝 sī