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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

[míng]
  1. 1. noun [名字] name
    book title
  2. 2. noun [名声] reputation
    这部著早已扬四海。
    This famous work has long enjoyed a worldwide reputation.
    利双收
    win fame and fortune
  3. 3. adjective famous
    世界
    world-famous school
    她抄写了一整本言。
    She copied out a whole book of well-known sayings of famous people.
  4. 4. measure word [指人]
    5工人
    five workers
  5. 5. measure word [指名次]
    期末考试她得了第一
    She came first in the end-of-term exams.
  6. 6. verb describe
    不可
    indescribable

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

[míng]
  1. 1. noun name; forename; first name
    叫张南
    His name is Zhang Nan. or He is called Zhang Nan.
    一种为九二○的生长激素
    a growth hormone known as 920
  2. 2. noun excuse; false prentences
    以出差为游山玩水
    take a pleasure trip in the guise of a business trip
  3. 3. noun fame; reputation; renown
    闻中外
    be well-known both at home and abroad
    不为,不为利
    seek neither fame nor gain
  4. 4. given name; first name
    这位同志姓李大刚。
    This comrade's surname is Li and his given name, Dagang.
  5. 5. verb express; describe
    不可
    beggar description; be indescribable; be beyond description
  6. 6. adjective famous; celebrated; well-known; noted
    教授
    a well-known (or prominent) professor
    诗人
    a noted poet
    厨师
    a famous chef
  7. 7. measure word (used for people)
    十二学生
    twelve students
  8. 8. position

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

[míng]
  1. b)用来表示名次
    第一
    头一
  2. 1. 名字,人或事物称谓
    叫春兰
    单。
  3. 2. 动 [文] 命名取名
    余曰正则兮,字余曰灵均。
  4. 3. 称说;叫出名字
    其妙
    不可状。
  5. 4. 名字
    她姓张春兰。
  6. 5. 名义
    正言顺
    师出无
    无实。
  7. 6. 动 [文] 占有
    一钱
    一文不
  8. 7. 声誉
    赫赫有
    不求
  9. 8. 有名的;众所周知
    曲。
  10. 9. a)用于有某种身份的人
    代表
    招收职工20

Examples

他早就成了
He made a name for himself long ago.
老师点了
The teacher called the roll.
这事怎么搞到我下来了?
How could it be my fault? or How could it have anything to do with me?
她请这个电影明星在本子上签了个
She asked the movie star to sign his autograph in her notebook.
全组同志都在信上署了
The letter was jointly signed by all the comrades of the group.
据说这招牌是一位书法家写的。
This signboard is said to have been written by a famous calligrapher.
波斯菊又秋英,原产于墨西哥。
Calliopsis is also named as “qiuying”, and originally grew in Mexico.
设计师裁编的衣服果然与众不同。
The clothes designed and made by a famous designer are indeed extraordinary.
《韩非子·五蠹》:“长袖善舞,多钱善贾。” 他在公司也是出了的长袖善舞。
In Han Feizi, Wu Du,"Long sleeves help one to dance skifully, and much money helps one to achieve success in business." He is well known in his company for using tricks to serve himself.

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Measure words

Except in Chinese idioms and some special conditions, numerals are generally not used to modify nouns directly. One needs to put specific measure words between them, e.g. "五人", "十八线", "一百多蚂蚁","一战役"。

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