formal given name; scientific name
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Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesnoun
formal given name (used at school, as opposed to pet name)
Contrasts with 小名 (childhood pet name). Used on official school documents and formal occasions.
Wǒ我
de的
xué学
míng名
shì是
Zhāng张
Wěi伟
，
xiǎo小
míng名
shì是
Dòu豆
dou豆
。
My formal name is Zhang Wei, and my pet name is Doudou.
Qǐng请
bào报
míng名
biǎo表
shàng上
tián填
xiě写
nǐ你
de的
xué学
míng名
。
Please write your formal name on the application form.
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Tā他
shàng上
xué学
de的
shí时
hòu候
lǎo老
shī师
dōu都
jiào叫
tā他
de的
xué学
míng名
。
When he was in school, teachers always called him by his formal name.
noun
scientific name; nomenclature
technicalUsed in biology (binomial nomenclature), chemistry, and other sciences. Often in Latin or technical terminology.
Shí食
yán盐
de的
xué学
míng名
shì是
lǜ氯
huà化
nà钠
。
The scientific name for table salt is sodium chloride.
Lǎo老
hǔ虎
de的
xué学
míng名
shì是
PantheraP
tigrisa
n
t
h
e
r
a
t
i
g
r
i
s
。
The tiger's scientific name is Panthera tigris.
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Qǐng请
shuō说
chū出
zhè这
zhǒng种
zhí植
wù物
de的
xué学
míng名
。
Please state the scientific name of this plant.