命名(mìng míng)

HSK 62 characters

to give a name to

Character breakdown

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Example sentences

How 命名 is used in everyday Chinese — the speaker reads the whole sentence.

  • 这个海峡是以它的发现者命名的。

    zhè ge hǎi xiá shì yǐ tā de fā xiàn zhě mìng míng de

    The strait was named after its discoverer.

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