名字

míngzi

name (of a person or thing)

HSK 1

Pronunciation

名míng2

Second tone: rising

字zi·

Neutral tone

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A noun meaning the name of a person or thing, used at the end of a question asking what someone is called.

你叫什么名字？

Nǐ jiào shénme míngzi?

What is your name?

One fixed sample

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