míng
Pinyin

Definition

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míng
  1. name
  2. noun (part of speech)
  3. place (e.g. among winners)
  4. famous
  5. classifier for people

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

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
míng zi
  1. 1 name (of a person or thing)
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
chéng míng
  1. 1 to make one's name
  2. 2 to become famous
pái míng
  1. 1 to rank (1st, 2nd etc)
  2. 2 ranking
chū míng
  1. 1 well-known for sth
  2. 2 to become well known
  3. 3 to make one's mark
qǔ míng
  1. 1 to name
  2. 2 to be named
  3. 3 to christen
  4. 4 to seek fame
míng rén
  1. 1 personage
  2. 2 celebrity
míng lì
  1. 1 fame and profit
míng jiào
  1. 1 called
  2. 2 named
míng dān
  1. 1 list of names
míng jiàng
  1. 1 famous general
míng qì
  1. 1 reputation
  2. 2 fame
míng piàn
  1. 1 (business) card
míng pái
  1. 1 famous brand
  2. 2 nameplate
  3. 3 name tag
míng zhuàng
  1. 1 to express
  2. 2 to describe
míng chēng
  1. 1 name (of a thing)
  2. 2 name (of an organization)
míng yì
  1. 1 name
  2. 2 titular
  3. 3 nominal
  4. 4 in name
  5. 5 ostensible purpose
míng yán
  1. 1 saying
  2. 2 famous remark
míng cí
  1. 1 noun
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

他姓差名不多,是各省各县各村人氏。你一定见过他,一定听过别人谈起他。
tā xìng chā míng bùduō ,shì gè shěng gè xiàn gè cūn rénshì 。nǐ yīdìng jiàn guò tā ,yīdìng tīng guò biéren tán qǐ tā 。
His last name is “Cha” and his first name is “Bu-Duo”. Every province, county, and village has someone named after him. It is certain that you have seen him - and you have undoubtedly heard others talk about him.
你知道中国最有名的人是谁?提起此人,人人皆晓,处处闻名。
nǐ zhīdào Zhōngguó zuì yǒumíng de rén shì shéi ?tíqǐ cǐ rén ,rénrén jiē xiǎo ,chùchù wénmíng 。
Do you know who the most famous person in China is? His name is so well-known that everyone have heard about him.
差不多先生的名字,天天挂在大家的口头,因为他是中国全国人的代表。
chàbuduō xiānsheng de míngzi ,tiāntiān guà zài dàjiā de kǒutóu ,yīnwèi tā shì Zhōngguó quánguó rén de dàibiǎo 。
Every day, Mr. Chabuduo's name is uttered by countless people to the extent that he has come to represent the entire population of China.
王总,久仰大名。这是我们的产品型录。
Wáng zǒng ,jiǔyǎngdàmíng 。zhèshì wǒmen de chǎnpǐn xínglù 。
Mr. Wang, I've heard so much about you. This is our catalog.
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你好,这是我的名片。
nǐhǎo ,zhè shì wǒ de míngpiàn 。
Hello, this is my business card.
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他比你还用功,难怪能考第一名!
tā bǐ nǐ hái yònggōng ,nánguài néng kǎo dìyī míng !
He’s more hardworking than you, no wonder he came in first!
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据世卫组织报告,全球新冠肺炎确诊人数已超过127万,病亡人数逾7万。中国工程院院士、著名呼吸病学专家钟南山说:“希望各国都能继续全力投入到疫情防控中去,相信我们终将战胜疫情。”
jù ShìwèiZǔzhī bàogào ,quánqiú xīnguānfèiyán quèzhěn rénshù yǐ chāoguò yībǎièrshíqī wàn ,bìngwáng rénshù yú qī wàn 。ZhōngguóGōngchéngyuàn yuànshì 、zhùmíng hūxībìngxué zhuānjiā zhōngnánshān shuō :“xīwàng gèguó dōu néng jìxù quánlì tóurù dào yìqíng fángkòng zhōng qù ,xiāngxìn wǒmen zhōngjiāng zhànshèng yìqíng 。”
According to a WHO report, confirmed cases of COVID-19 has exceeded 1.27 million, and caused around 70 thousand deaths. Zhong Nan Shan, a fellow of Chinese Academy of Engineering and a renowned respiratory expert said, "I hope every country is putting every effort into preventing and controlling the pandemic, and I believe that we will defeat it as last."
再比如变色龙,它是蜥蜴的一种,“蜥”如其名,它会随着周遭的环境改变自身的颜色。
zài bǐrú biànsèlóng ,tā shì xīyì de yīzhǒng ,“xī ”rú qí míng ,tā huì suízhe zhōuzāo de huánjìng gǎibiàn zìshēn de yánsè 。
Another example could be the chameleon. It is a type of lizard. Just as its name, it will change its skin color based on its surrounding environment.
比如枯叶蝶顾名思义,它的颜色和形状就像一片枯叶一样,所以当它停在树枝上时,乍看之下就跟普通的叶子一样。
bǐrú kūyèdié gùmíngsīyì ,tā de yánsè hé xíngzhuàng jiù xiàng yī piàn kūyè yīyàng ,suǒyǐ dāng tā tíng zài shùzhī shàng shí ,zhàkànzhīxià jiù gēn pǔtōng de yèzi yīyàng 。
For example, the Orange Oakleaf, as evident from its name, has wings that are of the colors of a dead leaf. So when it lands on a branch, it looks exactly like a normal leaf at a glance.
秦宇想知道是怎么回事,但没有女孩儿的联络方式也没办法问她,他甚至连女孩儿的名字都不知道。
QínYǔ xiǎng zhīdào shì zěnme huíshì ,dàn méiyǒu nǚháiēr de liánluò fāngshì yě méi bànfǎ wèn tā ,tā shènzhì lián nǚháiēr de míngzi dōu bù zhīdào 。
QinYu wanted to know what is going on, but he couldn't ask the girl without her contact information, he didn't even know what the girl's name is.