original name; given name
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Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesnoun
original name; birth name
Often contrasted with a pen name, stage name, alias, or official title.
Lǔ鲁
Xùn迅
shì是
bǐ笔
míng名
，
tā他
de的
běn本
míng名
shì是
Zhōu周
Shù树
rén人
。
Lu Xun is a pen name; his original name is Zhou Shuren.
Zhè这
bù部
gǔ古
jí籍
de的
zuò作
zhě者
zhǐ只
liú留
xià下
le了
běn本
míng名
，
shì事
jì迹
yǐ已
bù不
kě可
kǎo考
。
The author of this ancient text left only his original name; his deeds are no longer verifiable.
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Zài在
guān官
fāng方
wén文
jiàn件
shang上
，
tā他
bì必
xū须
shǐ使
yòng用
běn本
míng名
。
He must use his legal/original name on official documents.
noun
given name; first name
informalRefers to the personal name, distinct from the family name (surname), especially in contexts explaining naming conventions.
Zài在
É俄
luó罗
sī斯
，
yī一
gè个
rén人
de的
quán全
míng名
tōng通
cháng常
bāo包
kuò括
běn本
míng名
、
fù父
míng名
hé和
xìng姓
。
In Russia, a person's full name usually consists of their given name, patronymic, and surname.
Tā他
de的
Yīng英
wén文
míng名
jiào叫
JohnJ
běno
míngh
shìn
，
Jiàn本
huī名
是
建
辉
。
His English name is John, and his given name is Jianhui.
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Qǐng请
wèn问
nín您
de的
běn本
míng名
shì是
shén什
me么
？
May I ask what your given name is?