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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
中华 Zhōng huá Zhonghua, historical and cultural term for China, often used to denote Chinese civilization and identity (as in 中華文化|中华文化[Zhong1hua2 wen2hua4] "Chinese culture") / used in the official name of the Republic of China, 中華民國|中华民国[Zhong1hua2 Min2guo2]
名字 míng zi name (of a person or thing) / CL:個|个[ge4]
姓名 xìng míng surname and given name / full name
报名 bào míng to sign up / to enter one's name / to apply / to register / to enroll / to enlist
域名 yù míng (computing) domain name
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
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
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 / university president / college 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 / (Japanese history) daimyo
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]
神州 Shén zhōu old name for China
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 see 唐山市[Tang2shan1 Shi4] / 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)
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]
域名注册 yù míng zhù cè domain name registration
罪名 zuì míng charge / accusation / stigma / bad name / stained reputation
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
香格里拉 Xiāng gé lǐ lā Shangri-la, the beautiful, idyllic land of James Hilton's 1933 novel "Lost Horizon" / a paradise on earth / Shangri-La, a county-level city in Yunnan that takes its name from the fictional land of the 1933 novel
毛毛 Máo mao (pet name for a baby or small child)
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 go by an alias / to assume a false name / alias / pseudonym / assumed name
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 / title / good reputation
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
大腕 dà wàn (coll.) big shot / big name / bigwig / heavyweight
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)
美誉 měi yù good name / good reputation
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
本名 běn míng original name / real name / (of foreigners) first name / given name
海选 hǎi xuǎn (in elections for village committees in the PRC since the 1990s) unrestricted nomination, a type of election where 1. everyone in the community is eligible to nominate somebody 2. voting is done by writing the name of one's nominee on the ballot, and 3. one's nominee can be anyone in the community (Nominees who receive the highest number of votes may be thereby elected or, more often, presented as the candidates in a further round of voting.) / (in other contexts) selection of the best contender in a process open to all comers / (in the entertainment industry) open audition
雍正 Yōng zhèng Yongzheng, reign name of Qing emperor (1722-1735)
张三 Zhāng Sān Zhang San, name for an unspecified person, first of a series of three: 張三|张三[Zhang1 San1], 李四[Li3 Si4], 王五[Wang2 Wu3] Tom, Dick and Harry / (dialect) wolf
启明 Qǐ míng Classical Chinese name for planet Venus in the east before dawn
申城 Shēn chéng alternative name for Shanghai 上海[Shang4 hai3] / alternative name for Xinyang City, Henan 信陽市|信阳市[Xin4 yang2 Shi4]
露脸 lòu liǎn to show one's face / to make one's good name / to become successful and well known / to shine
西子 Xī zǐ another name for Xishi 西施[Xi1 shi1]
道光 Dào guāng reign name of Qing emperor (1821-1850)
建安 Jiàn ān reign name (196-219) at the end of the Han dynasty
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