Maxim in Chinese
The standard Chinese transliteration of Maxim is 马克西姆, pronounced Mǎkèxīmǔ. Hear it below, see what each character means, then try saying it yourself.
马克西姆
Mǎkèxīmǔ
Character by character
horse
to overcome; gram
west
governess; used in transliteration
About this transliteration
Known through Maxim Gorky, 马克西姆·高尔基, long a fixture of Chinese school reading lists.
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