普利司通

Pǔlìsītōng

proper noun

Meanings

1 Bridgestone (Japanese tire company)

Characters

(transliteration: 'bri')

(transliteration: 'd')

(transliteration: 'ge-s')

(transliteration: 'tone')

Examples

这辆车装的是普利司通轮胎。

Zhè liàng chē zhuāng de shì Pǔlìsītōng lúntāi.

This car is fitted with Bridgestone tires.

普利司通在中国设有多家工厂。

Pǔlìsītōng zài Zhōngguó shèyǒu duō jiā gōngchǎng.

Bridgestone has multiple factories in China.

Tips

culture

Bridgestone was founded in 1931 in Kurume, Japan by Shojiro Ishibashi. The English name is a literal translation of his surname: 石 'stone' + 橋 'bridge'. The Chinese transliteration 普利司通 picks the syllables phonetically without preserving that meaning.

In Pop Culture

普利司通 Pǔlìsītōng

Bridgestone Corporation

World's largest tire maker by revenue, headquartered in Tokyo; founded 1931 by Shojiro Ishibashi

Stroke Order

普 pǔ

利 lì

司 sī

通 tōng