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

菜 míng cài famous dishes; specialty dishes
酒 míng jiǔ a famous wine
无实 yǒu míng wú shí lit. has a name but no reality (idiom); exists only in name; nominal
遐迩 wén míng xiá ěr to be famous far and wide (idiom)
gēng míng to change name
人士 zhī míng rén shì public figure; celebrity
tí míng autograph; to sign one's name
山 míng shān famous mountain; Mingshan county in Ya'an 雅安[Ya3 an1], Sichuan
英雄 wú míng yīng xióng unnamed hero
mà míng infamy; blackened name
yì míng translated names; transliteration
chí míng famous
噪一时 míng zào yī shí to achieve fame among one's contemporaries (idiom); temporary or local celebrity
媛 míng yuán young lady of note; debutante
而来 mù míng ér lái to come to a place on account of its reputation (idiom); attracted to visit a famous location
欺世盗 qī shì dào míng to fool the world and usurp a good name (idiom)
钓誉 gū míng diào yù to angle for fame (idiom); to fish for compliments
美其曰 měi qí míng yuē to call by the glorified name of (idiom)
思义 gù míng sī yì as the name implies
mào míng an impostor; to impersonate
分 míng fèn a person's status
mù míng to admire sb's reputation; to seek out famous person or location
作 chéng míng zuò work that makes one's name
夺利 zhēng míng duó lì to fight for fame, grab profit (idiom); scrambling for fame and wealth; only interested in personal gain
誉 bù míng yù disreputable; disgraceful