Timothy in Chinese
The standard Chinese transliteration of Timothy is 蒂莫西, pronounced Dìmòxī. Hear it below, see what each character means, then try saying it yourself.
蒂莫西
Dìmòxī
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Written forms to copy
Simplified (mainland China)
蒂莫西
Traditional (Taiwan, Hong Kong)
蒂莫西
Same in both scripts
蒂莫西
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Dìmòxī
Character by character
stem (of fruit or flower)
not; do not (classical)
west
About this transliteration
Timothée Chalamet's mainland name 蒂莫西·柴勒梅德 uses this same base form.
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