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取名

qǔ míng · qu ming

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Meaning

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  1. to name
  2. to be named
  3. to christen
  4. to seek fame
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The dog's new name

  1. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)的(de)小狗(xiǎogǒu)还(hái)没有(méiyǒu)名字(míngzi)，你(nǐ)帮(bāng)我(wǒ)取名(qǔmíng)吧(ba)。

    My puppy has no name yet. Help me name it.

  2. Dengdeng

    它(tā)是(shì)白色(báisè)的(de)，叫(jiào)白白(báibái)怎么样(zěnmeyàng)？

    It is white. How about calling it Baibai?

  3. Liangliang

    太(tài)普通(pǔtōng)了(le)，你(nǐ)再(zài)想想(xiǎngxiǎng)。

    Too ordinary. Think again.

  4. Dengdeng

    它(tā)爱(ài)吃(chī)米饭(mǐfàn)，我们(wǒmen)给(gěi)它(tā)取名(qǔmíng)叫(jiào)米饭(mǐfàn)吧(ba)！

    It loves rice. Let us name it Rice!

  5. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)，米饭(mǐfàn)，过来(guòlái)！它(tā)真的(zhēnde)跑(pǎo)过来(guòlái)了(le)！

    OK. Rice, come here! It really ran over!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)不(bù)知(zhī)道(dào)是(shì)谁(shéi)把(bǎ)这(zhè)条(tiáo)狗(gǒu)取(qǔ)名(míng)叫(jiào)波(bō)奇(qí)的(de)。

I don't know who named this dog Pochi.

Tatoeba: Chinese by ydcok · English by CN · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)们(men)给(gěi)他(tā)们(men)的(de)儿(ér)子(zi)取(qǔ)名(míng)叫(jiào)汤(tāng)姆(mǔ)。

They named their son Tom.

Tatoeba: Chinese by verdastelo9604 · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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