名 称 míng chēng name (of a thing) / name (of an organization) 地 区 dì qū local / regional / district (not necessarily formal administrative unit) / region / area / as suffix to city name, means prefecture or county (area administered by a prefecture-level city or, county-level city) / CL:個|个[ge4] 品 牌 pǐn pái brand name / trademark 代 表 dài biǎo representative / delegate / CL:位[wei4],個|个[ge4],名[ming2] / to represent / to stand for / on behalf of / in the name of 广 东 Guǎng dōng Guangdong province (Kwangtung) in south China, short name 粵|粤[Yue4], capital Guangzhou 廣州|广州 名 字 name (of a person or thing) / CL:個|个[ge4] 山 东 Shān dōng Shandong, province in northeast China, short name 魯|鲁[Lu3], capital Jinan 濟南|济南[Ji3 nan2] 姓 名 xìng míng surname and given name / full name 重 庆 Chóng qìng Chongqing city (Chungking), formerly in Sichuan province, a municipality since 1997, short name 渝[Yu2] 报 名 bào míng to sign up / to enter one's name / to apply / to register / to enroll / to enlist 河 北 Hé běi Hebei province (Hopeh) in north China surrounding Beijing, short name 冀, capital Shijiazhuang 石家莊|石家庄[Shi2 jia1 zhuang1] 域 名 yù míng domain name (computing) 考 生 kǎo shēng exam candidate / student whose name has been put forward for an exam 签 名 qiān míng to sign (one's name with a pen etc) / to autograph / signature 辽 宁 Liáo níng Liaoning province in northeast China, short name 遼|辽[Liao2], capital Shenyang 瀋陽|沈阳[Shen3 yang2] 海 南 Hǎi nán Hainan Province, in the South China Sea, short name 瓊|琼[Qiong2], capital Haikou 海口[Hai3 kou3] / Hainan Island / Hainan District of Wuhai City 烏海市|乌海市[Wu1 hai3 Shi4], Inner Mongolia / Hainan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 海南藏族自治州[Hai3 nan2 Zang4 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Qinghai 称 为 chēng wéi called / to call sth (by a name) / to name 称 号 chēng hào name / term of address / title 抬 头 tái tóu to raise one's head / to gain ground / account name, or space for writing the name on checks, bills etc 名 牌 míng pái famous brand / nameplate / name tag 甘 肃 Gān sù Gansu province, abbr. 甘[Gan1], short name 隴|陇[Long3], capital Lanzhou 蘭州|兰州[Lan2 zhou1] 书 名 shū míng name of a book / reputation as calligrapher 华 夏 Huá xià old name for China / Cathay 院 长 yuàn zhǎng the head of an institution whose name ends in 院[yuan4] / chair of a board / president of a university / department head / dean / premier of the Republic of China / CL:個|个[ge4] 大 名 dà míng famous name / your distinguished name / one's formal personal name 名 义 míng yì name / titular / nominal / in name / ostensible purpose 长 安 Cháng ān Chang'an (ancient name of Xi'an 西安[Xi1 an1]) capital of China during Tang Dynasty 唐朝[Tang2 chao2] / now 長安區|长安区[Chang2 an1 Qu1], a district of Xi'an 呼 唤 hū huàn to call out (a name etc) / to shout 民 国 Mín guó Republic of China (1912-1949) / used in Taiwan as the name of the calendar era (e.g. 民國六十年|民国六十年 / is 1971, the 60th year after 1911) 命 名 mìng míng to give a name to / to dub / to christen / to designate / named after / naming 帽 子 mào zi hat / cap / (fig.) label / bad name / CL:頂|顶[ding3] 贵 阳 Guì yáng Guiyang prefecture-level city and capital of Guizhou province 貴州|贵州[Gui4 zhou1], short name 筑[Zhu4] 神 州 Shén zhōu old name for China 改 名 gǎi míng to change one's name 代 号 dài hào code name 成 名 chéng míng to make one's name / to become famous 题 名 tí míng autograph / to sign one's name 唐 山 Táng shān Tangshan prefecture-level city in Hebei / China (a name for China used by some overseas Chinese) 笔 名 bǐ míng pen name / pseudonym 同 名 tóng míng of the same name / homonymous / self-titled (album) 原 名 yuán míng original name 天 后 Tiān hòu Tin Hau, Empress of Heaven, another name for the goddess Matsu 媽祖|妈祖[Ma1 zu3] / Tin Hau (Hong Kong area around the MTR station with same name) 又 名 yòu míng also known as / alternative name / to also be called 出 名 chū míng well-known for sth / to become well known / to make one's mark / to lend one's name (to an event, endeavor etc) 更 名 gēng míng to change name 柯 达 Kē dá Kodak (brand, US film company) / full name Eastman Kodak Company 伊士曼柯達公司|伊士曼柯达公司[Yi1 shi4 man4 Ke1 da2 Gong1 si1] 字 号 zì hao character size / font size / fame / reputation / shop / name of a shop 齐 鲁 qí lǔ alternative name for Shandong 山東|山东[Shan1 dong1] 迪 斯 尼 Dí sī ní Disney (company name, surname) / also written 迪士尼[Di2 shi4 ni2] 开 封 Kāi fēng Kaifeng prefecture-level city in Henan, old capital of Northern Song, former provincial capital of Henan / old name Bianliang 汴梁[Bian4 liang2] 域 名 注 册 yù míng zhù cè domain name registration 大 山 Dà shān Dashan, stage name of Canadian Mark Henry Rowswell (1965-), actor and well-known TV personality in PRC 品 名 pǐn míng name of product / brand name 乾 隆 Qián lóng Qianlong Emperor (1711-1799), sixth Qing emperor, princely title 寶親王|宝亲王[Bao3 Qin1 wang2], personal name 弘曆|弘历[Hong2 li4], reigned 1735-1799 如 来 rú lái tathagata (Buddha's name for himself, having many layers of meaning - Sanskrit: thus gone, having been Brahman, gone to the absolute etc) 别 名 bié míng alias / alternative name 金 陵 Jīn líng pre-Han name for Nanjing / common place name 毛 毛 Máo mao (pet name for a baby or small child) 迪 士 尼 Dí shì ní Disney (company name, surname) / Walt Disney (1901-1966), American animator and film producer 汉 城 Hàn chéng Hanseong, former name of Seoul (capital of South Korea), replaced in 2005 with 首爾|首尔[Shou3 er3] 化 名 huà míng to use an alias / assumed name / pseudonym 取 名 qǔ míng to name / to be named / to christen / to seek fame 潇 湘 Xiāo xiāng other name of the Xiangjiang river 湘江[Xiang1 jiang1] in Hunan province 地 名 dì míng place name / toponym 得 名 dé míng to get one's name / named (after sth) 永 乐 Yǒng lè Yongle Emperor, reign name of third Ming emperor Zhu Di 朱棣[Zhu1 Di4] (1360-1424), reigned 1403-1424, temple name 明成祖[Ming2 Cheng2 zu3] 阿 尔 卡 特 A1 ěr kǎ tè Alcatel, old company name 姓 氏 xìng shì family name 文 号 wén hào document identifier code (typically including an abbreviation for the name of the issuing organization, the date and a serial number) 点 名 diǎn míng roll call / to mention sb by name / (to call or praise or criticize sb) by name 名 号 míng hào name / good reputation / title 周 易 Zhōu yì another name for Book of Changes (I Ching) 易經|易经[Yi4 jing1] 起 名 qǐ míng to name / to christen / to take a name 全 称 quán chēng full name 元 宝 yuán bǎo a silver or gold ingot / mock ingot (burnt as offering in worship) / a name for ancient currency / a rare genius 虹 桥 Hóng qiáo Hongqiao, the name of numerous entities, notably a major airport in Shanghai, and a district in Tianjin 沪 上 Hù shàng alternative name for Shanghai 上海[Shang4 hai3] / at (or in) Shanghai 香 草 xiāng cǎo aromatic herb / vanilla / alternative name for Eupatorium fortunei / (fig.) loyal and dependable person (old) 他 he or him / (used for either sex when the sex is unknown or unimportant) / (used before sb's name for emphasis) / (used as a meaningless mock object) / other / another 天 池 Tiān chí "heavenly lake", lake situated on a mountain / used as the name of numerous lakes, such as 長白山天池|长白山天池[Chang2 bai2 shan1 Tian1 chi2] 并 称 bìng chēng joint name / combined name 李 世 民 Lǐ Shì mín Li Shimin, personal name of second Tang emperor Taizong 唐太宗[Tang2 Tai4 zong1] (599-649), reigned 626-649 人 名 rén míng personal name 大 号 dà hào tuba / large size (clothes, print etc) / (polite) (your) name / (coll.) number two / to defecate 龙 华 Lóng huá Longhua, the name of numerous streets, railway stations, temples and city districts etc, notably Longhua Temple 龍華寺|龙华寺[Long2 hua2 Si4] in Shanghai and Longhua District 龍華區|龙华区[Long2 hua2 Qu1] of Shenzhen, Guangdong 顾 名 思 义 gù míng sī yì as the name implies 杨 柳 yáng liǔ willow tree / poplar and willow / name of traditional tune 大 和 Dà hé Yamato, an ancient Japanese province, a period of Japanese history, a place name, a surname etc / Daiwa, a Japanese place name, business name etc 家 喻 户 晓 jiā yù hù xiǎo understood by everyone (idiom) / well known / a household name 总 长 zǒng zhǎng name used for cabinet ministers between 1912-1927, superseded by 部長|部长[bu4 zhang3] 光 绪 Guāng xù reign name of penultimate Qing emperor Guangxu or Guang-hsu (1875-1908) 孟 子 Mèng zǐ Mencius (c. 372-c. 289 BC), Confucian philosopher second only to Confucius / book of the same name, one of the classics of Confucianism 朱 元 璋 Zhū Yuán zhāng Zhu Yuanzhang, personal name of first Ming dynasty emperor Hongwu 洪武[Hong2 wu3] 耶 和 华 Yē hé huá Jehovah (biblical name for God, Hebrew: YHWH) / compare Yahweh 雅威[Ya3 wei1] and God 上帝[Shang4 di4] 孔 明 Kǒng míng courtesy name of Zhuge Liang 諸葛亮|诸葛亮[Zhu1 ge3 Liang4] 铜 牌 tóng pái bronze medal / bronze plaque bearing a business name or logo etc / CL:枚[mei2] 首 推 shǒu tuī to regard as the foremost / to name as a prime example / to implement for the first time 指 名 zhǐ míng to mention by name / to designate / designated 小 青 xiǎo qīng name of a person, Xiaoqing, from Madam White Snake 名 下 míng xià under sb's name
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