Hanzi
Traditional
名
Simplified
名

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

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 1

Pinyin

míng, mìng

Bopomofo

ㄇㄧㄥˊ, ㄇㄧㄥˋ

Jyutping

meng2

Example sentences

名 míng
公司錄取了三名員工。
公司录取了三名员工。

The company hired three employees.

成 chéng
他成為了一名老師
他成为了一名老师

He became a teacher.

名字 míngzì
你叫什麼名字？
你叫什么名字？

What is your name?

寫 / 写 xiě
請把你的名字寫在這張紙上。
请把你的名字写在这张纸上。

Please write your name on this paper.

成名 chéngmíng
他憑藉這部電影一舉成名。
他凭借这部电影一举成名。

He became famous overnight with this movie.

平民 píngmín
這位歌手成名後，依然保持著平民化的生活方式。
这位歌手成名后，依然保持著平民化的生活方式。

After becoming famous, this singer still maintains a commoner's lifestyle.

排名 páimíng
這位運動員在世界排名中位居第一。
这位运动员在世界排名中位居第一。

This athlete ranks first in the world rankings.

排行榜 páihángbǎng
這本暢銷書在排行榜上排名第一。
这本畅销书在排行榜上排名第一。

This bestseller is ranked number one on the charts.

出名 chūmíng
這位歌手在國際上非常出名。
这位歌手在国际上非常出名。

This singer is very famous internationally.

演藝圈 / 演艺圈 yǎnyìquān
想要在演藝圈出名並不是一件容易的事。
想要在演艺圈出名并不是一件容易的事。

Wanting to become famous in the entertainment industry is not an easy thing.

Example Vocabulary

名

ming2

counter for people

名字

ming2'zi4

name

成名

cheng2'ming2

to become famous; to make a name for oneself

排名

pai2'ming2

ranking; to rank

出名

chu1'ming2

famous; well-known; to become famous

取名

qu3'ming2

名人

ming2'ren2

celebrity; famous person; notable

名利

ming2'li4

fame and fortune; fame and wealth

名叫

一文不名

yi1'wen2'bu4'ming2

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