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名义上

míng yì shàng

3-character word Traditional 名義上

What 名义上 means

1. nominally

The characters in 名义上

• 名míngname; noun (part of speech); place (e.g. among winners)
• 义yìjustice; righteousness; meaning
• 上shàng(bound form) up; upper; above; previous; first (of multiple parts); to climb…

Example sentences

• 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."