Meaning of 名额
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- quota
- number of places
- place (in an institution, a group etc)
How to use 名额
名额 is used when spots are limited, such as school admissions, competitions, trips or job openings. It often appears with 有限 (yǒuxiàn, limited) or 满 (mǎn, full). Example: 这次比赛的名额已经满了。(Zhè cì bǐsài de míng'é yǐjīng mǎn le.) The places for this competition are already full.
名 (míng) means name and 额 (é) means a fixed amount, so 名额 is the fixed number of names allowed on a list. Picture a sign-up sheet with only a few lines to write your name on.
Common mistake: Learners sometimes write 名额 as 名客 or 名颜 because 额, 客 and 颜 look alike. Remember that 额 has 客 on the left and 页 on the right. Also note that the apostrophe in míng'é marks the syllable break, so do not read it as "mín gé".
Stroke order for each character
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名 míng · name · 6 strokes
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额 é · forehead · 15 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 名额.
| 名字 | míngzi | name (of a person or thing) |
| 有名 | yǒumíng | famous; well-known |
| 名单 | míngdān | list of names |
| 姓名 | xìngmíng | surname and given name; full name |
| 名称 | míngchēng | name (of a thing); name (of an organization) |
| 报名 | bàomíng | to sign up; to enter one's name |
| 排名 | páimíng | to rank (1st, 2nd etc); ranking |
| 著名 | zhùmíng | famous; noted |
| 名人 | míngrén | personage; celebrity |
| 名片 | míngpiàn | (business) card |
| 点名 | diǎnmíng | roll call; to mention sb by name |
| 名牌儿 | míngpáir | erhua form of 名牌[ming2 pai2] |
Questions about 名额
What does 名额 mean?
名额 (míng'é) means "quota; number of places" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 名额?
名额 is made of 2 characters: 名 (6 strokes), 额 (15 strokes). That is 21 strokes in total.
Is 名额 an HSK word?
Yes. 名额 is on the HSK 6 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 名额 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 名额 is written 名額.
How do you say that there are only a few places left?
You can say 名额不多了 (míng'é bù duō le) or 只剩下几个名额 (zhǐ shèngxià jǐ gè míng'é). The measure word for 名额 is usually 个 (gè).
What is the difference between 名额 and 名单?
名额 is the number of available places, while 名单 (míngdān) is the actual list of people's names. A school might have 50 名额 and later publish a 名单 of the 50 students accepted.