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命名
mìngmíng
1. to give a name to
2. to dub
3. to christen
4. to designate
5. named after
6. naming
HSK 6 Common • Top 6%

Character Breakdown

命
mìng
life; destiny, fate, luck; an order, instruction
HSK 4 8 丶
名
míng
name; position, rank, title
HSK 1 6 丶

Compound Words (8)

命名日
mìngmíngrì
name day (tradition of celebrating a given name on a certain day of the year)
命名法
mìngmíngfǎ
nomenclature
未命名
wèimìngmíng
untitled
受洗命名
shòuxǐmìngmíng
to be christened
命名作业
mìngmíngzuòyè
naming task
命名系统
mìngmíngxìtǒng
system of nomenclature
对证命名
duìzhèngmìngmíng
confrontation naming
以人名命名
yǐrénmíngmìngmíng
to name sth after a person

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