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名单

míng dān · ming dan

Traditional 名單

HSK 2

Meaning

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  1. list of names
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Two lists

  1. Liangliang

    聚会(jùhuì)的(de)名单(míngdān)上(shàng)有(yǒu)我(wǒ)的(de)名字(míngzi)吗(ma)？

    Is my name on the party list?

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)看看(kànkan)……没有(méiyǒu)！

    Let me look... No!

  3. Liangliang

    什么(shénme)？我(wǒ)第一个(dìyīgè)报名(bàomíng)的(de)！

    What? I signed up first!

  4. Dengdeng

    等等(děngděng)，这儿(zhèr)还(hái)有(yǒu)一个(yīgè)名单(míngdān)。找到(zhǎodào)了(le)，第一个(dìyīgè)就是(jiùshì)你(nǐ)！

    Wait, there is another list here. Found it, you are first!

  5. Liangliang

    太好了(tàihǎole)！这(zhè)是(shì)什么(shénme)名单(míngdān)？

    Great! What is this list?

  6. Dengdeng

    洗碗(xǐwǎn)名单(míngdān)。

    The dish-washing list.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

别(bié)忘(wàng)了(le)在(zài)名(míng)单(dān)上(shàng)写(xiě)上(shàng)你(nǐ)自(zì)己(jǐ)的(de)名(míng)字(zi)。

Don't forget to fill in your name on the form.

Tatoeba: Chinese by jiangche · English by francaisr0wlet · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

从(cóng)名(míng)单(dān)上(shàng)删(shān)掉(diào)汤(tāng)姆(mǔ)的(de)名(míng)字(zi)。

Delete Tom's name from the list.

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

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名
míng

name; noun (part of speech)

单
dān

bill; list

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