give a name; name
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to give a name to; to name
neutralCommonly used with the diminutive suffix -儿 (ér) in spoken Chinese (起名儿). The form without -儿 (起名) is also standard in both speech and writing.
Gěi给
hái孩
zi子
qǐ起
ge个
míng名
r儿
。
Give the child a name.
Wǒ我
men们
děi得
gěi给
xīn新
gōng公
sī司
qǐ起
ge个
hǎo好
tīng听
de的
míng名
r儿
。
We need to come up with a nice name for the new company.
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Qǐ起
míng名
zi字
kě可
shì是
jiàn件
dà大
shì事
。
Naming is a significant matter.