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HSK
name (of a person or thing) / CL: 個|个
HSK 1
famous / well-known
HSK 1
list of names
HSK 2
surname and given name; full name
HSK 2
to sign up / to enter one's name / to apply / to register / to enroll / to enlist
HSK 2
name (of a thing) / name (of an organization)
HSK 2
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  *名* | 名* | *名
name / noun (part of speech) / place (e.g. among winners) / famous / classifier for people
HSK 2
to rank (1st, 2nd etc) / ranking
HSK 3
roll call / to mention sb by name / (to call or praise or criticize sb) by name
HSK 4
personage / celebrity
HSK 4
famous / noted / well-known / celebrated
HSK 4
erhua variant of 名牌
HSK 4
(business) card
HSK 4
to sign (one's name with a pen etc) / to autograph / signature
HSK 5
quota / number of places / place (in an institution, a group etc)
HSK 6
well-known; famous
HSK 6
place name / toponym
HSK 6
fame / reputation / honor / honorary / emeritus (of retired professor)
HSK 6
name / titular / nominal / in name / ostensible purpose
HSK 6
well-known for sth / to become well known / to make one's mark / to lend one's name (to an event, endeavor etc)
HSK 6
a place famous for its scenery or historical relics / scenic spot / CL: 處|处
HSK 6
to be known far and wide / to be well-known
HSK 7-9
to give a name to / to dub / to christen / to designate / named after / naming
HSK 7-9
saying / famous remark
HSK 7-9
anonymous
HSK 7-9
grand reputation / renowned / famous
HSK 7-9
(idiom) baffling; bizarre; without rhyme or reason; inexplicable
HSK 7-9
well-known / famous / renowned / eminent
HSK 7-9
masterpiece
HSK 7-9
to nominate
HSK 7-9
famous and valuable / rare / precious
HSK 7-9
fame and profit
HSK 7-9
famous
HSK 7-9
world-famous (idiom)
HSK 7-9
not just in name only, but also in reality (idiom) / aptly named / worthy of the name
HSK 7-9
to angle for fame (idiom) / to fish for compliments
HSK 7-9
to rename
HSK 7-9
reputation
HSK 7-9
scholarly honor (in imperial exams) / rank / achievement / fame / glory
(computing) domain name
A famous teacher trains a fine student (idiom). A cultured man will have a deep influence on his successors.
name card / business card
unnamed hero
important official or statesman (in feudal China)
infamous / notorious
indescribable (joy) / inexpressible (pleasure)
to rank (number 1, or third last etc) / to be among (those who are in a particular group)
famous song / well-known piece of music
star name
real-name (registration etc) / non-anonymous
to conceal one's identity / living incognito
name of county
bad name / evil reputation
(idiom) the shackles of fame and fortune
to win success and recognition (idiom)
register of shareholders
to name / to christen / to take a name
to rank among the best
to have an undeserved reputation (idiom)
of the same name / homonymous / self-titled (album)
personal name
School of Logicians of the Warring States Period (475-220 BC), also called the School of Names
renowned expert / master (of an art or craft)
inexpressible; indescribable; unexplainable; inexplicable
famous brand / nameplate / name tag
scientific name / Latin name (of plant or animal) / (according to an old system of nomenclature) on entering school life, a formal personal name given to new students
adopted name / to take a name (of one's adoptive family)
secret ballot
disreputable / disgraceful
(linguistics) noun / term (name for a concept)
alias / alternative name
whitelist
Nagoya, city in Japan
famous general / (sports) renowned athlete
blacklist
charge; accusation / stigma; bad name; stained reputation
under sb's name
Maoming, prefecture-level city in Guangdong Province 廣東省|广东省
to have the same name
renowned / a great name
famous city
famous doctor
reputation; fame
renown / prestige
gentry / celebrities
jointly (signed, declared, sponsored)
directory
to conceal one's identity / living incognito
to name (a sports team, a competition etc)
(of an author) anonymous
item (in a program of entertainments) / trick (act of mischief) / worthwhile result / accomplishment / sth significant but not immediately apparent / sth more than meets the eye
(old) a person of literary talent; a celebrity (esp. a distinguished literary person having no official post)
with an undeserved reputation (idiom); unwarranted fame / nowhere near as good as he's made out to be
oft-quoted phrase; famous line
your name has been known to me for a long time (polite)
relative pronoun
famous school
to name / to be named / to christen / to seek fame
taboo name / name of deceased

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