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name (of a person or thing) / CL: 個|个
HSK 1
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  *名* | 名* | *名
name / noun (part of speech) / place (e.g. among winners) / famous / classifier for people
HSK 2
surname and given name; full name
HSK 2
to rank (1st, 2nd etc) / ranking
HSK 3
personage / celebrity
HSK 4
famous / well-known
HSK 1
list of names
HSK 2
(business) card
HSK 4
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
name (of a thing) / name (of an organization)
HSK 2
fame / reputation / honor / honorary / emeritus (of retired professor)
HSK 6
famous / noted / well-known / celebrated
HSK 4
to sign up / to enter one's name / to apply / to register / to enroll / to enlist
HSK 2
place name / toponym
HSK 6
well-known; famous
HSK 6
erhua form of 名牌
HSK 4
well-known journalist; prominent reporter
fame and profit
HSK 7-9
roll call / to mention sb by name / (to call or praise or criticize sb) by name
HSK 4
(idiom) baffling; bizarre; without rhyme or reason; inexplicable
HSK 7-9
name / titular / nominal / in name / ostensible purpose
HSK 6
saying / famous remark
HSK 7-9
to give a name to / to dub / to christen / to designate / named after / naming
HSK 7-9
world famous
uncountable noun (in grammar of European languages)
offspring a famous family (idiom); good breeding / blue blood
a place famous for its scenery or historical relics / scenic spot / CL: 處|处
HSK 6
reputation
HSK 7-9
grand reputation / renowned / famous
HSK 7-9
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
to lose one's standing / to have one's reputation swept away / a complete defeat and fall from grace
world famous
oft-quoted phrase; famous line
infant name; pet name for a child
anonymous
HSK 7-9
to be known far and wide / to be well-known
HSK 7-9
under sb's name
the Four Classic Novels of Chinese literature, namely: A Dream of Red Mansions 紅樓夢|红楼梦, Romance of Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义, Water Margin 水滸傳|水浒传, Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记
(file) extension (computing)
hiragana (Japanese script)
to rename
to name / to be named / to christen / to seek fame
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
well-known / famous / renowned / eminent
HSK 7-9
seminal work that propels a writer (or artist, composer etc) to fame
young lady of note; debutante
middle name / second given name
scholarly honor (in imperial exams) / rank / achievement / fame / glory
(idiom) to live up to one's famous name; its reputation is well deserved
unknown; unrenowned
name in religion (of Buddhist or Daoist within monastery) / same as 法號|法号
to achieve fame among one's contemporaries (idiom); temporary or local celebrity
historical sites and scenic spots
master / famous artist or sportsman
indescribable / beyond description
famous and valuable / rare / precious
HSK 7-9
to nominate
HSK 7-9
(of an author) anonymous
to go by an alias; to assume a false name / alias; pseudonym; assumed name
the girl is already taken (idiom)
(linguistics) noun / term (name for a concept)
wise saying; words of wisdom
not just in name only, but also in reality (idiom) / aptly named / worthy of the name
HSK 7-9
famous piece of writing
to sign (a signature)
domain name server
famous actor or actress (Chinese opera)
called / named
reputation; fame
famous brand / nameplate / name tag
technical term / proper noun
to name (a sports team, a competition etc)
A famous teacher trains a fine student (idiom). A cultured man will have a deep influence on his successors.
to get one's name / named (after sth)
personal name
to admire sb's reputation / to seek out famous person or location
not caring about fame and fortune (idiom) / indifferent to worldly rewards
jointly (signed, declared, sponsored)
notorious for his misdeeds (idiom) / infamous
illustrious / prominent / prestigious / well-known
famous master / great teacher
renown / prestige
masterpiece
HSK 7-9
domain name registration
to replace the current name or title of sth with a new one that reflects its true nature / rectification of names (a tenet of Confucian philosophy)
(old) a person of literary talent; a celebrity (esp. a distinguished literary person having no official post)
nominal value
staple / name-brand product
lit. to go to war without just cause (idiom) / to act without justification
infamous / notorious
proper noun
whitelist
famous reputation
world-famous (idiom)
HSK 7-9
pet name for a child / childhood name
system for identifying users (on a rail network, the Internet etc)
to come to a place on account of its reputation (idiom); attracted to visit a famous location
(idiom) to be famous far and wide
record of famous men / anthology of biographies

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