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HSK
name (of a person or thing) / CL: 個|个
HSK 1
name (of a thing) / name (of an organization)
HSK 2
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *名* | 名* | *名
name / noun (part of speech) / place (e.g. among winners) / famous / classifier for people
HSK 2
list of names
HSK 2
(business) card
HSK 4
erhua variant of 名牌
HSK 4
personage / celebrity
HSK 4
a place famous for its scenery or historical relics / scenic spot / CL: 處|处
HSK 6
fame / reputation / honor / honorary / emeritus (of retired professor)
HSK 6
name / titular / nominal / in name / ostensible purpose
HSK 6
quota / number of places / place (in an institution, a group etc)
HSK 6
saying / famous remark
HSK 7-9
reputation
HSK 7-9
famous and valuable / rare / precious
HSK 7-9
fame and profit
HSK 7-9
not just in name only, but also in reality (idiom) / aptly named / worthy of the name
HSK 7-9
masterpiece
HSK 7-9
(idiom) the shackles of fame and fortune
to rank among the best
offspring a famous family (idiom); good breeding / blue blood
famous mountains and great rivers
famous city
MG Motor (car manufacturer)
name / designation / item / rubric / (formal usage) fame
under sb's name
(lit.) name not encountered in the classics / unknown (person) / nobody
famous doctor
to achieve fame among one's contemporaries (idiom); temporary or local celebrity
renowned senior figure; luminary; legend (in academia, sport etc)
famous master / great teacher
rank / title
historical sites and scenic spots
roll (of names) / register / CL:
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)
excellent quality / outstanding (product) / abbr. for 名牌優質|名牌优质 / (old) famous actor or actress
(linguistics) noun / term (name for a concept)
famous family / prestigious house
directory
to rank (number 1, or third last etc) / to be among (those who are in a particular group)
gentry / celebrities
famous brand / nameplate / name tag
name; title / good reputation
staple / name-brand product
reputation; fame
oft-quoted phrase; famous line
Nagoya, city in Japan
famous general / (sports) renowned athlete
(archaic) logic
in a way that justifies the use of the term / genuine / proper / in a way that conforms to logic / justifiable / appropriate / perfectly legitimate
a person's status
the name does not reflect the reality (idiom); more in name than in fact / Reality does not live up to the name. / Excellent theory, but the practice does not bear it out.
(idiom) famous throughout the land; renowned far and wide
both fame and fortune (idiom) / both virtue and reward
the name remains, but the reality is gone (idiom)
reputation
the girl is already taken (idiom)
A famous teacher trains a fine student (idiom). A cultured man will have a deep influence on his successors.
to be thoroughly discredited / to fall into disrepute
(grammar) number plus classifier / household (in census)
young lady of note; debutante
name and reality / how sth is portrayed and what it is actually like
position in a ranking of names / place / rank
register of names / roll
to express / to describe
taboo name (e.g. of emperor)
important official or statesman (in feudal China)
reputation and integrity
famous courtesan
masterpiece / famous work
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
copyright / rights to a trademark
honorary degree / academic degree Honoris Causa
famous actor or actress (Chinese opera)
name / fame
master / famous artist or sportsman
Vanity Fair (novel and magazine title)
competitive environment where individuals vie for recognition and material gain
famous school
a famous wine
(idiom) to refer to sth by the name its owners use / to refer to a place by the name its inhabitants use (e.g. refer to Seoul as 首爾|首尔 rather than 漢城|汉城)
fame and position / official rank
(old) a person of literary talent; a celebrity (esp. a distinguished literary person having no official post)
name card / business card
famous dishes / specialty dishes
famous piece of writing
origin of a name
lit. reputation will go down in history (idiom); fig. achievements will earn eternal glory
variant of 名宿
famous actor
well-known commentator / talking head / pundit / prominent TV or radio host
erhua variant of 名角
famous song / well-known piece of music
visiting card / name card
of great reputation but shallow in knowledge (idiom)
famous watch (i.e. expensive brand of wristwatch)
to be called / to be known as
called / named
to become known far and wide (idiom) / famous
Mingjian or Mingchien Township in Nantou County 南投縣|南投县, central Taiwan

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