Meaning of 命名
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
mìngmíng
- to give a name to
- to dub
- to christen
- to designate
- named after
- naming
命名 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
他们把船命名为「五月花号」。
They named the ship the Mayflower.
汤马斯是以他父亲的名字被命名的。
Thomas was named after his father.
他们为他们的孩子命名为托马斯。
They named their child Thomas.
他们把太空船命名为 A100。
They named the spaceship A100.
他们的儿子被命名为爱德华。
Their boy was named Edward.
Stroke order for each character
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命 mìng · life · 8 strokes
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名 míng · name · 6 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 命名.
| 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 |
| 生命 | shēngmìng | life (as the characteristic of living beings); living being; creature (CL:條|条[tiao2]) |
| 命运 | mìngyùn | fate; destiny |
| 排名 | páimíng | to rank (1st, 2nd etc); ranking |
| 著名 | zhùmíng | famous; noted |
| 名人 | míngrén | personage; celebrity |
| 名片 | míngpiàn | (business) card |
Questions about 命名
What does 命名 mean?
命名 (mìngmíng) means "to give a name to; to dub".
How do you write 命名?
命名 is made of 2 characters: 命 (8 strokes), 名 (6 strokes). That is 14 strokes in total.
Is 命名 an HSK word?
Yes. 命名 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.