girl’s name
Sadie in Chinese
赛迪
sài dí · traditional 賽迪
Sadie is usually written 赛迪 in Chinese, pronounced sài dí. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Sadie, not for their meaning.
Character by character
| Character | Pinyin | Tone | Meaning | Traditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 赛 | sài | fourth (falling) tone | compete, contend; contest, race | 賽 |
| 迪 | dí | second (rising) tone | enlighten, advance; progress | 迪 |
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 Sadie in Chinese
How do you write Sadie in Chinese?
Sadie is usually written 赛迪 in Chinese, pronounced sài dí. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Sadie, not for their meaning.
How do you pronounce 赛迪?
赛迪 is pronounced sài dí: sài in the fourth (falling) tone and dí in the second (rising) tone.
How do you write Sadie in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, it is written 賽迪.
Is 赛迪 a real Chinese name?
It is the usual way Chinese newspapers and books write the foreign name Sadie, 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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