名

míng

HSK 2

名 — míng

1. name

   你叫什么名字？ nǐ jiào shénme míngzì — What is your name?

2. rank; place (e.g. among winners)

   他得了第三名。 tā dé le dìsānmíng — He got third place.

3. famous; well-known

   那位作家很有名。 nàwèi zuòjiā hěn yǒumíng — That writer is very famous.

4. classifier for people (e.g. 一名学生 'one student')

   教室里有三名学生。 jiàoshì lǐ yǒu sānmíng xuéshēng — There are three students in the classroom.