名为 meaning in English

míngwéi

to be called; to be known as

Traditional 名為10 strokes

Meaning of 名为

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

míngwéi
  1. to be called
  2. to be known as

名为 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

她tā以yǐ她tā母mǔ亲qīn的de名míng字zì被bèi取qǔ名míng为wèi凯kǎi特tè。
She was named Kate after her mother.
我wǒ的de兄xiōng弟dì把bǎ他tā的de猫māo取qǔ名míng为wèi"花huā子zi"。
My brother named his cat Huazi.
他tā们men把bǎ他tā们men的de猫māo取qǔ名míng为wèi汤tāng姆mǔ和hé杰jié利lì。
They named their cats Tom and Jerry.
米mǐ克kè为wèi婴yīng儿ér取qǔ名míng为wèi理lǐ查chá。
Mick named the baby Richard.
他tā们men为wèi他tā们men的de婴yīng儿ér命mìng名míng为wèi珍zhēn。
They named their baby Jane.

Stroke order for each character

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名 míng · name · 6 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6

为 wèi · because of · 4 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4

Related words

Words that share a character with 名为.

名字míngziname (of a person or thing)
有名yǒumíngfamous; well-known
为什么wèi shénmewhy?; for what reason?
因为yīnwèibecause; owing to; on account of
认为rènwéito believe; to think; to consider; to feel
以为yǐwéito think; to believe (often with the implication that the belief is mistaken – unless refe
成为chéngwéito become; to turn into
行为xíngwéiaction; conduct; behavior; activity
名单míngdānlist of names
姓名xìngmíngsurname and given name; full name
名称míngchēngname (of a thing); name (of an organization)
报名bàomíngto sign up; to enter one's name

Questions about 名为

What does 名为 mean?

名为 (míngwéi) means "to be called; to be known as".

How do you write 名为?

名为 is made of 2 characters: 名 (6 strokes), 为 (4 strokes). That is 10 strokes in total.

How is 名为 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 名为 is written 名為.