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名míngplace

HSK 2word

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名 (míng) means "place" and "classifier for people." As place, it appears in 他是第一名 (He is first place) and 他考试考了第二名 (He took second place in the exam). As classifier for people, it appears in 我们班有三十名学生 (Our class has thirty students). A speaker also says 我是第二名 (I am second place).

What does 名 mean?

  1. 1.

    placenoun

  2. 2.

    classifier for peoplemeasure word

What does the character 名 mean?

  • 名place

How do you use 名?

See it in 他是第一名, 他考试考了第二名 and 我们班有三十名学生.

What are some examples of 名 in a sentence?

  1. 他是第一名。

    Tā shì dì yī míng.

    He is first place.

  2. 他考试考了第二名。

    Tā kǎoshì kǎo le dì èr míng.

    He took second place in the exam.

  3. 我们班有三十名学生。

    Wǒmen bān yǒu sānshí míng xuésheng.

    Our class has thirty students.

How is 名 used in a conversation?

  1. Speaker A:

    我们班有三十名学生。

    Wǒmen bān yǒu sānshí míng xuésheng.

    Our class has thirty students.

  2. Speaker B:

    谁是第一名?

    Shéi shì dì yī míng?

    Who is first place?

  3. Speaker A:

    他是第一名。

    Tā shì dì yī míng.

    He is first place.

  4. Speaker B:

    我是第二名。

    Wǒ shì dì èr míng.

    I am second place.

Can you use 名 correctly?

0 of 3 answered
  1. 1.Fill in the blank: 他是第一___。 (He is first place.)
  2. 2.What does 我们班有三十名学生。 mean?
  3. 3.Fill in the blank: 他考试考了第二___。 (He took second place in the exam.)

What should you learn next?

English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.