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    Referring to Barbie with 芭比 (bābǐ)

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    Explanation

    芭比 (bābǐ) is the Chinese transliteration of the name 'Barbie,' referring to the famous doll brand or character. It is a loanword adapted phonetically into Chinese and is used in the same contexts as the English name.

    Examples

    • 我女儿最喜欢的玩具就是芭比娃娃。

      Wǒ nǚ'ér zuì xǐhuān de wánjù jiùshì Bābǐ wáwa.

      My daughter's favorite toy is her Barbie doll.

    • 今年暑假那部芭比电影特别火。

      Jīnnián shǔjià nà bù Bābǐ diànyǐng tèbié huǒ.

      That Barbie movie was really popular this summer.

    • 她小时候收集了好多芭比的衣服和配件。

      Tā xiǎo shíhòu shōují le hǎo duō Bābǐ de yīfu hé pèijiàn.

      When she was little, she collected lots of Barbie clothes and accessories.

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