波尔斯

波爾斯

Bō'ěrsī

proper noun #35,266

Meanings

1 Bowles; Bolles; Pols (foreign surname; phonetic transliteration)

Characters

wave (used phonetically here)

you (literary; used phonetically here)

this / that (used phonetically here)

Examples

HSK 3

波尔斯先生是新来的总经理。

Bō'ěrsī xiānsheng shì xīn lái de zǒngjīnglǐ.

Mr. Bowles is the new general manager.

HSK 3

波尔斯写过一本关于摩洛哥的书。

Bō'ěrsī xiě guò yī běn guānyú Móluògē de shū.

Bowles wrote a book about Morocco.

Tips

usage

Phonetic transliteration of 'Bowles' or similar foreign surnames ending in '-ls / -ols.' 波 ('wave') for 'bo-,' 尔 for the soft '-l-' / '-r-' middle, 斯 for the final '-s.' Notable bearer: American author Paul Bowles (保罗·鲍尔斯, 1910-1999), of The Sheltering Sky (遮蔽的天空).

Stroke Order

波 bō

尔 ěr

斯 sī