普利司通

Pǔlìsītōng

proper noun

Meanings

1 Bridgestone (Japanese tire company)

Characters

(transliteration: 'bri')

(transliteration: 'd')

(transliteration: 'ge-s')

(transliteration: 'tone')

Examples

HSK 7-9

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.

HSK 7-9

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