name; nominal designation
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Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesnoun
name; title; designation
Often used with '儿' in spoken language, indicating a specific name or label.
Tā他
yǒu有
gè个
hěn很
yǒu有
qù趣
de的
jiào叫
míng名
。
He has a very interesting name.
Huó活
zì字
běn本
shì是
bǎn版
běn本
fāng方
miàn面
de的
yī一
gè个
jiào叫
míng名
。
Movable-type edition is a designation in the field of bibliography.
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Zhè这
zhǒng种
zhí植
wù物
zài在
dāng当
dì地
yǒu有
gè个
tè特
bié别
de的
jiào叫
míng名
。
This plant has a special local name.
verb
to be nominally called; to go by the name of
dialectDialect usage, indicates the stated or nominal age/name, which may differ from the reality.
Zhè这
hái孩
zi子
jiào叫
míng名
shí十
suì岁
，
qí其
shí实
hái还
bú不
dào到
jiǔ九
suì岁
。
This child is nominally ten years old, but in fact is not yet nine.
Tā他
jiào叫
míng名
shì是
gè个
jīng经
lǐ理
，
qí其
shí实
shén什
me么
shì事
dōu都
bù不
guǎn管
。
He is nominally a manager, but in fact doesn't handle anything.
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Zhè这
jiā家
gōng公
sī司
jiào叫
míng名
hěn很
dà大
，
qí其
shí实
guī规
mó模
hěn很
xiǎo小
。
This company is nominally very large, but in reality its scale is very small.