míng

name, rank, title, position

HSK 1 #203

DEFINITIONS

名 míng
  • name
  • noun (part of speech)
  • place (e.g. among winners)
  • famous
  • classifier for people

STROKES

WORDS

一文不 yī wén bù míng to be penniless
社会流 shè huì míng liú celebrity; public figure
功成就 gōng chéng míng jiù to win success and recognition (idiom)
身败裂 shēn bài míng liè to lose one's standing; to have one's reputation swept away; a complete defeat and fall from grace
顶替 mào míng dǐng tì to assume sb's name and take his place (idiom); to impersonate; to pose under a false name
校 míng xiào famous school
号 míng hào name; good reputation; title
zhǐ míng to mention by name; to designate; designated
yáng míng to become famous; to become notorious
指 wú míng zhǐ ring finger
不虚传 míng bù xū chuán lit. name is not in vain (idiom); a fully justified reputation; enjoys a well-deserved reputation
实至归 shí zhì míng guī fame follows merit (idiom)
用户 yòng hù míng username; user ID
列前茅 míng liè qián máo to rank among the best
古屋 míng gǔ wū Nagoya, city in Japan
qí míng equally famous
正言顺 míng zhèng yán shùn in a way that justifies the use of the term; genuine; proper; in a way that conforms to logic; justifiable; appropriate; perfectly legitimate
zhèng míng 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)
měi míng good name or reputation
于世 wén míng yú shì world-famous
举世闻 jǔ shì wén míng world-famous (idiom)
xū míng false reputation
垂青史 míng chuí qīng shǐ lit. reputation will go down in history (idiom); fig. achievements will earn eternal glory
将 míng jiàng famous general
lián míng jointly (signed, declared, sponsored)