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名义 (míng yì): Name (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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名 • míng • name • HSK 3.0 · L2
HSK 3.0 · L2
míng
名
name
义 • yì • righteousness, justice, morality
yì
义
righteousness, justice, morality
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More common words that include characters from 名义.
Words with
名
名字
míng zi
given name
姓名
xìng míng
surname and given name
名人
míng rén
personage
名单
míng dān
list of names
有名
yǒu míng
famous
报名
bào míng
sign up
点名
diǎn míng
roll call
著名
zhù míng
famous
Words with
义
义务
yì wù
duty; obligation
意义
yì yì
meaning; sense; significance
主义
zhǔ yì
militarism
含义
hán yì
meaning; implication
定义
dìng yì
definition; delimiting
正义
zhèng yì
just; righteous; proper
贬义
biǎn yì
derogatory sense; negative connotation
见义勇为
jiàn yì yǒng wéi
act bravely for a just cause
4.
How to Use 名义 in Sentences
Noun + Locative
with
上
míng
名
yì
义
shang
上
neutral
in name, nominally
Verb + Object
with
盗用
dào
盗
yòng
用
míng
名
yì
义
Adjective + Noun
with
工资
míng
名
yì
义
gōng
工
zī
资
Prepositional Phrase
with
以
yǐ
以
.
.
.
de
的
míng
名
yì
义
5.
Example Sentences with 名义
tā
他
shì
是
gōng
公
sī
司
de
的
míng
名
yì
formal
misappropriate the name of
formal
Written
nominal wage
formal
in the name of ...
义
lǎo
老
bǎn
板
。
He is the nominal boss of the company.
tā
他
yǐ
以
cí
慈
shàn
善
de
的
míng
名
yì
义
mù
募
jí
集
zī
资
jīn
金
,
què
却
jiāng
将
dà
大
bù
部
fen
分
kuǎn
款
xiàng
项
nuó
挪
zuò
作
sī
私
yòng
用
。
He raised funds in the name of charity, but diverted most of the money for personal use.
zhè
这
ge
个
wěi
委
yuán
员
huì
会
zhǐ
只
shì
是
míng
名
yì
义
shàng
上
cún
存
zài
在
,
shí
实
jì
际
shang
上
cóng
从
wèi
未
zhào
召
kāi
开
guò
过
huì
会
yì
议
。
This committee exists in name only and has never actually held a meeting.
tā
她
yǐ
以
péng
朋
yǒu
友
de
的
míng
名
yì
义
sòng
送
le
了
wǒ
我
yī
一
běn
本
shū
书
。
She gave me a book in the name of a friend.
bié
别
zǒng
总
ná
拿
gōng
公
sī
司
de
的
míng
名
yì
义
qù
去
tán
谈
sī
私
shì
事
,
zhè
这
yàng
样
yǐng
影
xiǎng
响
hěn
很
bù
不
hǎo
好
。
Don't always use the company's name to discuss personal matters; it creates a very bad impression.