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名字

míng zi · ming zi

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 1Measure word: 个 gè

Meaning

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  1. name (of a person or thing)
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Wrong name on the cup

  1. Qiqi

    你好(nǐhǎo)，请问(qǐngwèn)你(nǐ)叫(jiào)什么(shénme)名字(míngzi)？

    Hello, what is your name?

  2. Dengdeng

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，灯光(dēngguāng)的(de)灯(dēng)。

    Dengdeng, the deng of "lamplight".

  3. Qiqi

    好的(hǎode)，咖啡(kāfēi)好了(hǎole)我(wǒ)叫(jiào)你(nǐ)的(de)名字(míngzi)。

    Okay, when the coffee is ready I will call your name.

  4. Dengdeng

    好的(hǎode)，谢谢(xièxie)。

    Okay, thanks.

  5. Qiqi

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，你(nǐ)的(de)咖啡(kāfēi)好了(hǎole)！

    Dengdeng, your coffee is ready!

  6. Dengdeng

    谢谢(xièxie)！不过(bùguò)杯子(bēizi)上(shàng)的(de)名字(míngzi)写成(xiěchéng)登山(dēngshān)的(de)登(dēng)了(le)。

    Thanks! But the name on the cup is written with the "deng" of "climbing".

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)经(jīng)常(cháng)忘(wàng)记(jì)别(bié)人(rén)的(de)名(míng)字(zi)。

I always have trouble remembering names.

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

02

请(qǐng)在(zài)这(zhè)张(zhāng)表(biǎo)上(shàng)写(xiě)下(xià)你(nǐ)的(de)名(míng)字(zi)。

Please write your name on this form.

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名
míng

name; noun (part of speech)

字
zì

letter; symbol

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