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名

míng · ming

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Meaning

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  1. name
  2. noun (part of speech)
  3. place (e.g. among winners)
  4. famous
  5. classifier for people
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In a conversation

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Only three runners

  1. Qiqi

    我(wǒ)今天(jīntiān)跑步(pǎobù)得(dé)了(le)第一名(dìyīmíng)！

    I came first in the race today!

  2. Dengdeng

    太棒了(tàibàngle)！有(yǒu)多少(duōshao)名(míng)同学(tóngxué)跑步(pǎobù)？

    Great! How many classmates ran?

  3. Qiqi

    只有(zhǐyǒu)三(sān)名(míng)。

    Only three.

  4. Liangliang

    另外(lìngwài)两名(liǎngmíng)同学(tóngxué)跑(pǎo)得(de)怎么样(zěnmeyàng)？

    How did the other two classmates run?

  5. Qiqi

    他们(tāmen)没(méi)来(lái)，所以(suǒyǐ)我(wǒ)是(shì)第一名(dìyīmíng)，也(yě)是(shì)最后(zuìhòu)一名(yīmíng)。

    They didn't come, so I'm first place and also last place.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)架(jià)飞(fēi)机(jī)一(yí)次(cì)可(kě)以(yǐ)携(xié)带(dài)40名(míng)乘(chéng)客(kè)。

This airplane is capable of carrying 40 passengers at a time.

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

02

法(fǎ)庭(tíng)对(duì)他(tā)的(de)谋(móu)杀(shā)罪(zuì)名(míng)作(zuò)出(chū)了(le)无(wú)罪(zuì)判(pàn)决(jué)。

The court acquitted him of the charge of murder.

Tatoeba: Chinese by crescat · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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