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名义

míng yì · ming yi

Traditional 名義

HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. name
  2. titular
  3. nominal
  4. in name
  5. ostensible purpose
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Boss in name only

  1. Liangliang

    这家(zhèjiā)咖啡店(kāfēidiàn)，名义上(míngyìshàng)是(shì)我(wǒ)开(kāi)的(de)。

    This coffee shop is mine in name only.

  2. Dengdeng

    名义上(míngyìshàng)？

    In name only?

  3. Liangliang

    对(duì)，钱(qián)是(shì)我(wǒ)妈(mā)出(chū)的(de)，菜单(càidān)也(yě)是(shì)我(wǒ)妈(mā)写(xiě)的(de)。

    Yes. My mum paid for it, and my mum wrote the menu too.

  4. Dengdeng

    那(nà)你(nǐ)就(jiù)只是(zhǐshì)名义上(míngyìshàng)的(de)老板(lǎobǎn)。

    Then you are only the boss in name.

  5. Liangliang

    对(duì)，我(wǒ)的(de)工作(gōngzuò)是(shì)喝(hē)咖啡(kāfēi)。

    Right. My job is to drink coffee.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)在(zài)利(lì)用(yòng)集(jí)体(tǐ)的(de)名(míng)义(yì)，为(wèi)自(zì)己(jǐ)谋(móu)利(lì)。

He is making use of the collective's name for his own profit.

Tatoeba: Chinese by xjjAstrus · English by LeeSooHa · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

“但(dàn)是(shì)我(wǒ)们(men)是(shì)弟(dì)妹(mèi)，对(duì)吗(ma)？” “仅(jǐn)仅(jǐn)在(zài)名(míng)义(yì)上(shàng)。“

"But we're brother and sisters, aren't we?!" "In name we are."

Tatoeba: Chinese by iiujik · English by fcbond · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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