黛拉

Dàilā

proper noun #31,470

Meanings

1 Della (English female given name)
2 Darla, Daria (also used)

Characters

dark eye-paint (poetic, female-name char)

to pull (sound '-la')

Examples

HSK 5

黛拉把头发剪短卖给假发店。

Dàilā bǎ tóufa jiǎnduǎn mài gěi jiǎfà diàn.

Della cut her hair short and sold it to the wig shop.

HSK 6

黛拉是这部电视剧的女主角。

Dàilā shì zhèbù diànshìjù de nǚzhǔjué.

Della is the female lead of this TV series.

Tips

usage

Standard transliteration of 'Della' / 'Darla'. 黛 (dài, 'dark eye-paint' - favored in female names for elegance) supplies the 'de' sound; 拉 (lā) supplies '-la'. The most famous Della in Chinese subtitle culture is Della Young from O. Henry's 《麦琪的礼物》 (The Gift of the Magi).

Stroke Order

黛 dài

拉 lā