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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 名义

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
名义 míng yì - name
- titular
- nominal
- in name
- ostensible purpose

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- 6 3,868 5,030 8,830

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
míng- name
- noun (part of speech)
- place (e.g. among winners)
- famous
- classifier for people
- surname Yi
- (Tw) Italy (abbr. for 義大利|义大利[Yi4da4li4])
- justice
- righteousness
- meaning
- foster (father etc)
- adopted
- artificial (tooth, limb etc)
- relationship
- friendship

Other Words Containing 名义

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
名义 - 6 3,868 5,030 8,830