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name noun (part of speech) place (e.g. among winners) famous classifier for people
name in religion (of Buddhist or Daoist within monastery) same as 法號|法号[fa3 hao4]
Trad. 聯名
jointly (signed, declared, sponsored)
an impostor to impersonate
pet name for a child infant name
good name; good reputation
Trad. 釋名
"Shiming", late Han dictionary, containing 1502 entries, using puns on the pronunciation of headwords to explain their meaning
Trad. 報名
to sign up to enter one's name to apply to register to enroll to enlist
name of job in Imperial bureaucracy official position
surname and given name; full name
to rank (1st, 2nd etc) ranking
Trad. 頭名
first place leader (of a race)
Trad. 揚名
to become famous to become notorious
Trad. 實名
real-name (registration etc) non-anonymous
to conceal one's identity to live incognito
famous actor or actress (Chinese opera)
fame and position official rank
Trad. 名優
excellent quality outstanding (product) abbr. for 名牌優質|名牌优质 (old) famous actor or actress
Trad. 問名
to enquire, according to custom, after the name and horoscope of intended bride one of a set of six traditional marriage protocols (六禮|六礼), in which name as well as date and time of birth (for horoscope) are formally requested of the prospective bride's family
Trad. 名冊
roll (of names) register CL:本[ben3]
to rank (number 1, or third last etc) to be among (those who are in a particular group)
pet name for a child childhood name
Trad. 名勝
a place famous for its scenery or historical relics scenic spot CL:處|处[chu4]
oft-quoted phrase; famous line
vernacular name lay name (of a priest)
well-known commentator talking head pundit prominent TV or radio host
to mention by name to designate designated
to name (a sports team, a competition etc)
to go by an alias; to assume a false name alias; pseudonym; assumed name
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
xing-ming, a school of thought of the Warring States period associated with Shen Buhai 申不害[Shen1 Bu4 hai4] the designation for a punishment
(old) a person of literary talent; a celebrity (esp. a distinguished literary person having no official post)
name of product brand name
young lady of note; debutante
name (of a person or thing) CL:個|个[ge4]
to make one's name; to become famous
School of Logicians of the Warring States Period (475-220 BC), also called the School of Names
illustrious name legendary reputation
renowned expert master (of an art or craft)
rank obtained in the imperial examinations scholarly honors
renowned senior figure; luminary; legend (in academia, sport etc)
Trad. 名實
name and reality how sth is portrayed and what it is actually like
Trad. 名將
famous general (sports) renowned athlete
Trad. 名師
famous master great teacher
vacuous reputation name without substance in name only so-called
master famous artist or sportsman
also known as alternative name to also be called
Trad. 名數
(grammar) number plus classifier household (in census)
famous song well-known piece of music
to sign to put one's name to
position in a ranking of names place rank
name of a person on the household register (old) name on a roster professional name of a prostitute pseudonym nickname
Trad. 名為
to be called to be known as
MG Motor (car manufacturer)
to leave one's name to leave one's mark
famous brand nameplate name tag
charge; accusation stigma; bad name; stained reputation
name designation item rubric (formal usage) fame
to admire sb's reputation to seek out famous person or location
Trad. 點名
roll call to mention sb by name (to call or praise or criticize sb) by name
famous prime minister (in ancient China) names and appearances (Buddhism)
Trad. 名稱
name (of a thing) name (of an organization)
scholarly honor (in imperial exams) rank achievement fame glory
Trad. 譯名
translated names transliteration
Trad. 名義
name titular nominal in name ostensible purpose
Trad. 諢名
humorous or mocking nickname
Trad. 藝名
stage name (of an actor or actress)
important official or statesman (in feudal China)
original name; real name (of foreigners) first name; given name
famous dishes specialty dishes
Trad. 掛名
to attach sb's name to (a role); to go by the title of nominal; in name only
see 大名縣|大名县[Da4 ming2 Xian4]
Trad. 名號
name; title good reputation
famous name your distinguished name one's formal personal name (Japanese history) daimyo
Trad. 名記
well-known journalist; prominent reporter
Trad. 名詞
(linguistics) noun term (name for a concept)
Trad. 名諱
taboo name (e.g. of emperor)
Trad. 名譽
fame reputation honor honorary emeritus (of retired professor)
of the same name homonymous self-titled (album)
Trad. 名貴
famous and valuable rare precious
Trad. 傳名
to spread one's reputation
Trad. 名錶
famous watch (i.e. expensive brand of wristwatch)
Trad. 名門
famous family prestigious house
Trad. 名間
Mingjian or Mingchien Township in Nantou County 南投縣|南投县[Nan2 tou2 Xian4], central Taiwan
to get one's name named (after sth)
Trad. 書名
name of a book reputation as calligrapher
Trad. 名額
quota number of places place (in an institution, a group etc)
fame for fighting prowess military glory
common noun generic term to introduce oneself
Trad. 諱名
taboo name name of deceased
Trad. 學名
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
false name pseudonym alias pen name the Japanese kana scripts hiragana 平假名[ping2 jia3 ming2] and katakana 片假名[pian4 jia3 ming2]
to name to be named to christen to seek fame
inexpressible; indescribable; unexplainable; inexplicable
to strike off (the rolls) to remove from a list to expunge to expel
Trad. 聞名
well-known famous renowned eminent
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)
well-known for sth to become well known to make one's mark to lend one's name (to an event, endeavor etc)
adopted name to take a name (of one's adoptive family)
famous noted well-known celebrated
infant name; pet name for a child
Trad. 簽名
to sign (one's name with a pen etc) to autograph signature
Trad. 題名
autograph to sign one's name
to give a name to to dub to christen to designate named after naming
to name to christen to take a name
names of the notes of a musical scale (e.g. C, D, E or do, re, mi)
(old) to seal an examinee's name on the examination paper to prevent fraud
Trad. 不記名
see 無記名|无记名[wu2 ji4 ming2]
Trad. 副檔名
(file) extension (computing) (Tw)
Trad. 種小名
(biology) specific epithet
Trad. 報名表
application form registration form CL:張|张[zhang1]
dirty trick monkey business
Trad. 種本名
(biology) specific epithet
ranking ordered list top 20 roll of honor to come nth out of 100
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