名字 míngzi — name

Meanings

1. 1

   name

   A person’s name. In everyday speech 名字 covers both the given name alone and the full name; the answer to 你叫什么名字 can be either.

   noun

Character breakdown

• 名

  míng (second tone, rising)

  name; given name; reputation, famous; measure word for people counted by rank or role

  6 strokes⿱夕口Radical 口
• 字

  zì (fourth tone, falling)

  a written character; a word in writing; handwriting; a courtesy name

  6 strokes⿱宀子Radical 子

Example sentences

• 请写你的名字。/請寫你的名字。Qǐng (third tone, dipping) xiě (third tone, dipping) nǐ (third tone, dipping) de (neutral tone) míngzi. (second tone, rising)···

  Please write your name.

• 我不认识他，他叫什么名字？/我不認識他，他叫什麼名字？Wǒ (third tone, dipping) bú (second tone, rising) rènshi (fourth tone, falling) tā, (first tone, high and level) tā (first tone, high and level) jiào (fourth tone, falling) shénme (second tone, rising) míngzi? (second tone, rising)···

  I don’t know him — what’s his name?

Similar words

Words containing 名

• 名míng (second tone, rising)name
• 著名zhù (fourth tone, falling) míng (second tone, rising)famous
• 有名yǒumíng (third tone, dipping)famous, well known
• 名单/名單míng (second tone, rising) dān (first tone, high and level)list of names
• 签名/簽名qiān (first tone, high and level) míng (second tone, rising)to sign (one's name with a pen etc)
• 名人míng (second tone, rising) rén (second tone, rising)personage
• 姓名xìng (fourth tone, falling) míng (second tone, rising)surname and given name
• 知名zhī (first tone, high and level) míng (second tone, rising)well-known; famous
• 名义/名義míng (second tone, rising) yì (fourth tone, falling)name
• 报名/報名bào (fourth tone, falling) míng (second tone, rising)to sign up
• 排名pái (second tone, rising) míng (second tone, rising)to rank (1st, 2nd etc)
• 提名tí (second tone, rising) míng (second tone, rising)to nominate
• 命名mìng (fourth tone, falling) míng (second tone, rising)to give a name to
• 名称/名稱míng (second tone, rising) chēng (first tone, high and level)name (of a thing)
• 名牌míng (second tone, rising) pái (second tone, rising)famous brand
• 出名chū (first tone, high and level) míng (second tone, rising)well-known for sth
• 名片míng (second tone, rising) piàn (fourth tone, falling)(business) card

Words containing 字

• 字zì (fourth tone, falling)character, written word
• 数字/數字shù (fourth tone, falling) zì (fourth tone, falling)numeral
• 文字wén (second tone, rising) zì (fourth tone, falling)character
• 签字/簽字qiān (first tone, high and level) zì (fourth tone, falling)to sign (a signature)
• 字母zì (fourth tone, falling) mǔ (third tone, dipping)letter (of the alphabet)
• 金字塔jīn (first tone, high and level) zì (fourth tone, falling) tǎ (third tone, dipping)pyramid (building or structure)
• 字幕zì (fourth tone, falling) mù (fourth tone, falling)caption
• 字眼zì (fourth tone, falling) yǎn (third tone, dipping)wording
• 字典zì (fourth tone, falling) diǎn (third tone, dipping)dictionary
• 识字/識字shí (second tone, rising) zì (fourth tone, falling)to learn to read
• 十字路口shí (second tone, rising) zì (fourth tone, falling) lù (fourth tone, falling) kǒu (third tone, dipping)crossroads
• 字体/字體zì (fourth tone, falling) tǐ (third tone, dipping)calligraphic style
• 赤字chì (fourth tone, falling) zì (fourth tone, falling)(financial) deficit
• 字迹/字跡zì (fourth tone, falling) jì (fourth tone, falling)handwriting
• 汉字/漢字hàn (fourth tone, falling) zì (fourth tone, falling)Chinese character
• 写字楼/寫字樓xiě (third tone, dipping) zì (fourth tone, falling) lóu (second tone, rising)office building
• 老字号/老字號lǎo (third tone, dipping) zì (fourth tone, falling) hào (fourth tone, falling)shop, firm, or brand of merchandise with a long-established reputation