书名
shū míng
Pinyin

Definition

书名
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shū míng
  1. name of a book
  2. reputation as calligrapher

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

名
míng
  1. 1 name
  2. 2 noun (part of speech)
  3. 3 place (e.g. among winners)
  4. 4 famous
  5. 5 classifier for people
名字
míng zi
  1. 1 name (of a person or thing)
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
成名
chéng míng
  1. 1 to make one's name
  2. 2 to become famous
排名
pái míng
  1. 1 to rank (1st, 2nd etc)
  2. 2 ranking
出名
chū míng
  1. 1 well-known for sth
  2. 2 to become well known
  3. 3 to make one's mark
取名
qǔ míng
  1. 1 to name
  2. 2 to be named
  3. 3 to christen
  4. 4 to seek fame
名人
míng rén
  1. 1 personage
  2. 2 celebrity
名利
míng lì
  1. 1 fame and profit
名叫
míng jiào
  1. 1 called
  2. 2 named
名单
míng dān
  1. 1 list of names
名将
míng jiàng
  1. 1 famous general
名气
míng qì
  1. 1 reputation
  2. 2 fame
名片
míng piàn
  1. 1 (business) card
名牌
míng pái
  1. 1 famous brand
  2. 2 nameplate
  3. 3 name tag
名状
míng zhuàng
  1. 1 to express
  2. 2 to describe
名称
míng chēng
  1. 1 name (of a thing)
  2. 2 name (of an organization)
名义
míng yì
  1. 1 name
  2. 2 titular
  3. 3 nominal
  4. 4 in name
  5. 5 ostensible purpose
名言
míng yán
  1. 1 saying
  2. 2 famous remark
名词
míng cí
  1. 1 noun
名额
míng é
  1. 1 quota
  2. 2 number of places
  3. 3 place (in an institution, a group etc)

Idioms (20)

久仰大名
jiǔ yǎng dà míng
  1. 1 I have been looking forward to meeting you for a long time (idiom)
久慕盛名
jiǔ mù shèng míng
  1. 1 I've admired your reputation for a long time (idiom); I've been looking forward to meeting you.
  2. 2 It's an honor to meet you at last.
冒名顶替
mào míng dǐng tì
  1. 1 to assume sb's name and take his place (idiom); to impersonate
  2. 2 to pose under a false name
功名利禄
gōng míng lì lù
  1. 1 position and wealth (idiom); rank, fame and fortune
功成名就
gōng chéng míng jiù
  1. 1 to win success and recognition (idiom)
名不副实
míng bù fù shí
  1. 1 the name does not reflect the reality (idiom); more in name than in fact
  2. 2 Reality does not live up to the name.
  3. 3 Excellent theory, but the practice does not bear it out.
名不符实
míng bù fú shí
  1. 1 the name does not correspond to reality (idiom); it doesn't live up to its reputation
名不虚传
míng bù xū chuán
  1. 1 lit. name is not in vain (idiom); a fully justified reputation
  2. 2 enjoys a well-deserved reputation
名利双收
míng lì shuāng shōu
  1. 1 both fame and fortune (idiom)
  2. 2 both virtue and reward
名副其实
míng fù qí shí
  1. 1 not just in name only, but also in reality (idiom)
名噪一时
míng zào yī shí
  1. 1 to achieve fame among one's contemporaries (idiom); temporary or local celebrity
名垂青史
míng chuí qīng shǐ
  1. 1 lit. reputation will go down in history (idiom); fig. achievements will earn eternal glory
名存实亡
míng cún shí wáng
  1. 1 the name remains, but the reality is gone (idiom)
名师出高徒
míng shī chū gāo tú
  1. 1 A famous teacher trains a fine student (idiom). A cultured man will have a deep influence on his successors.
名扬四海
míng yáng sì hǎi
  1. 1 to become known far and wide (idiom)
  2. 2 famous
名目繁多
míng mù fán duō
  1. 1 names of many kinds (idiom); items of every description
名花有主
míng huā yǒu zhǔ
  1. 1 the girl is already taken (idiom)
名落孙山
míng luò Sūn Shān
  1. 1 lit. to fall behind Sun Shan 孫山|孙山[Sūn Shān] (who came last in the imperial examination) (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to fail an exam
  3. 3 to fall behind (in a competition)
名重识暗
míng zhòng shí àn
  1. 1 of great reputation but shallow in knowledge (idiom)
名门望族
míng mén wàng zú
  1. 1 offspring a famous family (idiom); good breeding
  2. 2 blue blood

Sample Sentences

另外，书名号和顿号也是中国特有的标点符号，英语中根本不存在。
lìngwài ，shūmínghào hé dùnhào yě shì Zhōngguó tèyǒu de biāodiǎn fúhào ，yīngyǔ zhōng gēnběn bù cúnzài 。
Also, title marks and serial commas are special Chinese punctuation marks. They simply don't exist in English.
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那要写书名怎么办？
nà yào xiě shūmíng zěnme bàn ？
Then if you want to write the name of a book, what do you do?
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与"一般用于书面。我们在很多的书名啊，电影的名字啊，或者标题里面可以看到。
yǔ "yībān yòngyú shūmiàn 。wǒmen zài hěn duō de shūmíng a ，diànyǐng de míngzi a ，huòzhě biāotí lǐmiàn kěyǐ kàndào 。
"Yu" is generally used in writing. We see it used in the names of books, movies and titles.
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书名是什么？
shūmíng shì shénme ？
What's the name of the book?
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不知道书名怎么找啊，我们书店这么多书。那，讲什么的你知道不？
bù zhīdào shūmíng zěnme zhǎo a ，wǒmen shūdiàn zhème duō shū 。nà ，jiǎng shénme de nǐ zhīdào bù ？
How can we search for it if you don't know the name? Our bookstore has so many books. Do you know what the book is about?
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高手！一看书名就知道。
gāoshǒu ！yī kàn shūmíng jiù zhīdào 。
You're good! One look at the title, and you know what it's about.
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众所周知，您是一位大慈善家，您将自己所有的财产都捐给了慈善事业。但是最近您出版的一本新书在社会上引起了很大的反响，书名是《小顺子的忏悔录》。小顺子就是董老先生您自己对吧？
zhòngsuǒzhōuzhī ，nín shì yī wèi dà císhànjiā ，nín jiāng zìjǐ suǒyǒu de cáichǎn dōu juān gěi le císhàn shìyè 。dànshì zuìjìn nín chūbǎn de yī běn xīnshū zài shèhuì shàng yǐnqǐ le hěn dà de fǎnxiǎng ，shūmíng shì 《Xiǎoshùnzi de chànhuǐ lù 》。Xiǎoshùnzi jiùshì Dǒng lǎoxiānsheng nín zìjǐ duì ba ？
As everyone knows, you're quite the philanthropist. You gave away all of your possessions to charity. Yet, you recently published a new book that has made some really big waves throughout society. The name of the book is, 'The Confessions of Little Shun'. Little Shun is actually you, Mr. Dong, is that right?
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