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名称

míng chēng · ming cheng

Traditional 名稱

HSK 2

Meaning

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  1. name (of a thing)
  2. name (of an organization)
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Name of the flower

  1. Leon

    这种(zhèzhǒng)花(huā)的(de)名称(míngchēng)是(shì)什么(shénme)？

    What is the name of this flower?

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)也(yě)不(bù)知道(zhīdào)它(tā)的(de)名称(míngchēng)。

    I do not know its name either.

  3. Liangliang

    旁边(pángbiān)有(yǒu)牌子(páizi)，上面(shàngmiàn)一定(yīdìng)有(yǒu)名称(míngchēng)。

    There is a sign next to it. The name must be on it.

  4. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)看看(kànkan)……名称(míngchēng)是(shì)花(huā)。

    Let me see... the name is "flower".

  5. Liangliang

    连(lián)公园(gōngyuán)的(de)人(rén)也(yě)不(bù)知道(zhīdào)它(tā)的(de)名称(míngchēng)！

    Even the park does not know its name!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

请(qǐng)写(xiě)下(xià)这(zhè)个(ge)文(wén)件(jiàn)的(de)名(míng)称(chēng)。

Please write down the name of this document.

02

这(zhè)家(jiā)公(gōng)司(sī)的(de)名(míng)称(chēng)很(hěn)长(cháng)。

The name of this company is very long.

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名
míng

name; noun (part of speech)

称
chēng

to weigh; to state

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