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大名

dà míng · da ming/Dà míng · da ming

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Meaning

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dà míng 大名

  1. famous name
  2. your distinguished name
  3. one's formal personal name
  4. (Japanese history) daimyo

Dà míng 大名

  1. Daming county in Handan 邯鄲 / 邯郸 (Hán dān), Hebei
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Long admired

  1. Dengdeng

    亮亮(liàngliàng)，这位(zhèwèi)是(shì)我(wǒ)的(de)同事(tóngshì)琦琦(qíqí)。

    Liangliang, this is my colleague Qiqi.

  2. Liangliang

    琦琦(qíqí)，久仰(jiǔyǎng)大名(dàmíng)！

    Qiqi, I've long admired your name!

  3. Qiqi

    哪里哪里(nǎlǐnǎlǐ)，你(nǐ)的(de)大名(dàmíng)我(wǒ)也(yě)久仰(jiǔyǎng)。

    Oh, you flatter me. I've long admired your name too.

  4. Dengdeng

    你们俩(nǐmenliǎ)，不是(bùshì)上周(shàngzhōu)见(jiàn)过(guò)吗(ma)？

    You two, didn't you meet last week?

  5. Qiqi

    对(duì)，所以(suǒyǐ)每次(měicì)见面(jiànmiàn)，都(dōu)要(yào)久仰(jiǔyǎng)一下(yīxià)。

    Right, so every time we meet, we have to do the long-admired bit.

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In a sentence

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01

您(nín)的(de)大(dà)名(míng)我(wǒ)早(zǎo)就(jiù)听(tīng)说(shuō)了(le)。

I heard your distinguished name long ago.

02

这(zhè)位(wèi)歌(gē)手(shǒu)的(de)大(dà)名(míng)传(chuán)遍(biàn)了(le)全(quán)国(guó)。

This singer's famous name has spread throughout the whole country.

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