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Miles in Chinese
迈尔斯
mài ěr sī · traditional 邁爾斯
Miles is usually written 迈尔斯 in Chinese, pronounced mài ěr sī. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Miles, not for their meaning.
Character by character
| Character | Pinyin | Tone | Meaning | Traditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 迈 | mài | fourth (falling) tone | take a big stride; pass by | 邁 |
| 尔 | ěr | third (dipping) tone | you; that, those | 爾 |
| 斯 | sī | first (high, level) tone | this, thus, such; to lop off | 斯 |
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 Miles in Chinese
How do you write Miles in Chinese?
Miles is usually written 迈尔斯 in Chinese, pronounced mài ěr sī. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Miles, not for their meaning.
How do you pronounce 迈尔斯?
迈尔斯 is pronounced mài ěr sī: mài in the fourth (falling) tone, ěr in the third (dipping) tone and sī in the first (high, level) tone.
How do you write Miles in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, it is written 邁爾斯.
Is 迈尔斯 a real Chinese name?
It is the usual way Chinese newspapers and books write the foreign name Miles, 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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