girl’s name
Laura in Chinese
劳拉
láo lā · traditional 勞拉
Laura is usually written 劳拉 in Chinese, pronounced láo lā. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Laura, not for their meaning.
Character by character
| Character | Pinyin | Tone | Meaning | Traditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 劳 | láo | second (rising) tone | labor, toil, do manual work | 勞 |
| 拉 | lā | first (high, level) tone | pull, drag; seize, hold | 拉 |
Readings and meanings come from the Unicode Han Database (Unihan). In a transliterated name, the meanings of the characters are not read as a sentence.
Questions about Laura in Chinese
How do you write Laura in Chinese?
Laura is usually written 劳拉 in Chinese, pronounced láo lā. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Laura, not for their meaning.
How do you pronounce 劳拉?
劳拉 is pronounced láo lā: láo in the second (rising) tone and lā in the first (high, level) tone.
How do you write Laura in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, it is written 勞拉.
Is 劳拉 a real Chinese name?
It is the usual way Chinese newspapers and books write the foreign name Laura, so Chinese readers will recognise it as a foreign name. If you would like a name that looks Chinese, our free generator also suggests names chosen for their meaning.
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