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名义

míng yì

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word Traditional 名義

名义 (míng yì) means "name; titular; nominal". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 名义 means

1. name
2. titular
3. nominal
4. in name
5. ostensible purpose

The characters in 名义

• 名míngname; noun (part of speech); place (e.g. among winners)
• 义yìjustice; righteousness; meaning

Example sentences

• 他在利用集体的名义，为自己谋利。
  Tā zài lìyòng jítǐ de míngyì, wèi zìjǐ móulì.
  He is making use of the collective's name for his own profit.
• 汤姆名义上是基督徒。他从来不去做礼拜。
  Tāngmǔ míngyìshàng shì Jīdūtú. tā cóngláibù qù zuòlǐbài.
  Tom is a Christian in name only. He never goes to church.
• 汤姆名义上市公司的领导。他儿子做所有重大决策。
  Tāngmǔ míngyìshàng shì gōngsī de lǐngdǎo. tā érzi zuò suǒyǒu zhòngdà juécè.
  Tom is the head of the company in name only. His son makes all the important decisions.
• “但是我们是弟妹，对吗？” “仅仅在名义上。“
  "dànshì wǒmen shì dìmèi, duì ma?" "jǐnjǐn zài míngyìshàng."
  "But we're brother and sisters, aren't we?!" "In name we are."

Words starting with 名义

• 名义上míng yì shàngnominally
• 名义价值míng yì jià zhínominal value
• 名义账户míng yì zhàng hùnominal bank account

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