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名下

míng xià · ming xia

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Meaning

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  1. under sb's name
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Whose car is it?

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)这辆(zhèliàng)新车(xīnchē)真(zhēn)漂亮(piàoliang)！

    Your new car is really beautiful!

  2. Dengdeng

    不是(bùshì)我(wǒ)的(de)，是(shì)我(wǒ)爸(bà)的(de)，车(chē)在(zài)他(tā)名下(míngxià)。

    It's not mine. It's my dad's. The car is in his name.

  3. Liangliang

    那(nà)你(nǐ)为什么(wèishénme)开(kāi)它(tā)？

    Then why are you driving it?

  4. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)爸(bà)说(shuō)，车(chē)在(zài)他(tā)名下(míngxià)，油费(yóufèi)我(wǒ)来(lái)付(fù)。

    My dad says the car is in his name, but I pay for the fuel.

  5. Liangliang

    哈哈(hāhā)，那(nà)停车费(tíngchēfèi)呢(ne)？

    Haha, then what about the parking fee?

  6. Dengdeng

    停车位(tíngchēwèi)也(yě)在(zài)他(tā)名下(míngxià)，停车费(tíngchēfèi)还是(háishi)我(wǒ)付(fù)。

    The parking spot is in his name too, but I still pay the parking fee.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)辆(liàng)车(chē)登(dēng)记(jì)在(zài)他(tā)的(de)名(míng)下(xià)。

This car is registered under his name.

02

房(fáng)子(zi)在(zài)她(tā)名(míng)下(xià)，但(dàn)贷(dài)款(kuǎn)由(yóu)两(liǎng)人(rén)一(yì)起(qǐ)还(huán)。

The house is under her name, but the two of them pay the mortgage together.

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