起名 qǐ míng ㄑㄧˇ ㄇㄧㄥˊ hei2 meng2
- to name
- to christen
- to take a name
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起
- 一起 yī qǐ ㄧ ㄑㄧˇ jat1 hei2 (in) the same place
- 唤起 喚起 huàn qǐ ㄏㄨㄢˋ ㄑㄧˇ wun6 hei2 to waken (to action)
- 崛起 jué qǐ ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄑㄧˇ gwat6 hei2 to rise abruptly (to a towering position)
- 引起 yǐn qǐ ㄧㄣˇ ㄑㄧˇ jan5 hei2 to give rise to; to lead to; to cause; to arouse
- 想起 xiǎng qǐ ㄒㄧㄤˇ ㄑㄧˇ soeng2 hei2 to recall
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- 挑起 tiǎo qǐ ㄊㄧㄠˇ ㄑㄧˇ tiu1 hei2 to provoke
- 掀起 xiān qǐ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄑㄧˇ hin1 hei2 to lift; to raise (a lid etc)
- 提起 tí qǐ ㄊㄧˊ ㄑㄧˇ tai4 hei2 to mention; to bring up
- 比起 bǐ qǐ ㄅㄧˇ ㄑㄧˇ bei2 hei2 compared with
- 激起 jī qǐ ㄐㄧ ㄑㄧˇ gik1 hei2 to arouse
- 发起 發起 fā qǐ ㄈㄚ ㄑㄧˇ faat3 hei2 to originate
- 兴起 興起 xīng qǐ ㄒㄧㄥ ㄑㄧˇ hing1 hei2 to rise
- 谈起 談起 tán qǐ ㄊㄢˊ ㄑㄧˇ taam4 hei2 to mention
- 起伏 qǐ fú ㄑㄧˇ ㄈㄨˊ hei2 fuk6 to move up and down
- 起来 起來 qǐ lai ㄑㄧˇ ˙ㄌㄞ hei2 loi4 to stand up; to get up
- 起初 qǐ chū ㄑㄧˇ ㄔㄨ hei2 co1 originally; at first; at the outset
- 起到 qǐ dào ㄑㄧˇ ㄉㄠˋ hei2 dou3 (in an expression of the form 起到 + … + 作用) to have (a (motivating etc) effect); to play (a (stabilizing etc) role)
- 起劲 起勁 qǐ jìn ㄑㄧˇ ㄐㄧㄣˋ hei2 ging3 energetic; vigorous; enthusiastic
- 起床 qǐ chuáng ㄑㄧˇ ㄔㄨㄤˊ hei2 cong4 to get out of bed; to get up
- 起步 qǐ bù ㄑㄧˇ ㄅㄨˋ hei2 bou6 to set out
名
- 出名 chū míng ㄔㄨ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ceot1 meng2 well-known for sth
- 匿名 nì míng ㄋㄧˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ nik1 ming4 anonymous
- 名下 míng xià ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ming4 haa6 under sb's name
- 名人 míng rén ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄖㄣˊ ming4 jan4 personage
- 名利 míng lì ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄌㄧˋ ming4 lei6 fame and profit
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- 名胜 名勝 míng shèng ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄕㄥˋ ming4 sing3 a place famous for its scenery or historical relics
- 名单 名單 míng dān ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄉㄢ ming4 daan1 list of names
- 名堂 míng tang ㄇㄧㄥˊ ˙ㄊㄤ ming4 tong4 item (in a program of entertainments)
- 名字 míng zi ㄇㄧㄥˊ ˙ㄗ ming4 zi6 name (of a person or thing)
- 名气 名氣 míng qi ㄇㄧㄥˊ ˙ㄑㄧ ming4 hei3 reputation; fame
- 名片 míng piàn ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄆㄧㄢˋ ming4 pin2 (business) card
- 名牌 míng pái ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄆㄞˊ ming4 paai4 famous brand
- 名称 名稱 míng chēng ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄔㄥ ming4 cing1 name (of a thing)
- 名义 名義 míng yì ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄧˋ ming4 ji6 name
- 名声 名聲 míng shēng ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄕㄥ ming4 sing1 reputation
- 名著 míng zhù ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄓㄨˋ ming4 zyu3 masterpiece
- 名号 名號 míng hào ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄏㄠˋ ming4 hou6 name; title
- 名言 míng yán ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄧㄢˊ ming4 jin4 saying
- 名词 名詞 míng cí ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄘˊ ming4 ci4 (linguistics) noun
- 名誉 名譽 míng yù ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄩˋ ming4 jyu6 fame
Idioms with these characters
- 拔地而起 bá dì ér qǐ ㄅㄚˊ ㄉㄧˋ ㄦˊ ㄑㄧˇ bat6 dei6 ji4 hei2 (idiom) (of a building etc) to rise out of the ground
- 白手起家 bái shǒu qǐ jiā ㄅㄞˊ ㄕㄡˇ ㄑㄧˇ ㄐㄧㄚ baak6 sau2 hei2 gaa1 (idiom) to build up from nothing; to start from scratch
- 承上起下 chéng shàng qǐ xià ㄔㄥˊ ㄕㄤˋ ㄑㄧˇ ㄒㄧㄚˋ sing4 soeng6 hei2 haa6 to follow the past and herald the future (idiom); part of a historical transition
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- 重起炉灶 重起爐竈 chóng qǐ lú zào ㄔㄨㄥˊ ㄑㄧˇ ㄌㄨˊ ㄗㄠˋ cung4 hei2 lou4 zou3 to start over from scratch (idiom)
- 此起彼伏 cǐ qǐ bǐ fú ㄘˇ ㄑㄧˇ ㄅㄧˇ ㄈㄨˊ ci2 hei2 bei2 fuk6 up here, down there (idiom); to rise and fall in succession
- 此起彼落 cǐ qǐ bǐ luò ㄘˇ ㄑㄧˇ ㄅㄧˇ ㄌㄨㄛˋ ci2 hei2 bei2 lok6 to rise and fall in succession (idiom)
- 大起大落 dà qǐ dà luò ㄉㄚˋ ㄑㄧˇ ㄉㄚˋ ㄌㄨㄛˋ daai6 hei2 daai6 lok6 (of market prices etc) to rapidly fluctuate (idiom)
- 东山再起 東山再起 dōng shān zài qǐ ㄉㄨㄥ ㄕㄢ ㄗㄞˋ ㄑㄧˇ dung1 saan1 zoi3 hei2 lit. to return to office after living as a hermit on Mount Dongshan (idiom); fig. to make a comeback
- 烽火四起 fēng huǒ sì qǐ ㄈㄥ ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄙˋ ㄑㄧˇ fung1 fo2 sei3 hei2 the fire of war in all four directions (idiom); the confusion of war
- 风起潮涌 風起潮湧 fēng qǐ cháo yǒng ㄈㄥ ㄑㄧˇ ㄔㄠˊ ㄩㄥˇ fung1 hei2 ciu4 jung2 lit. wind rises, tide bubbles up
- 臭名昭彰 chòu míng zhāo zhāng ㄔㄡˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄓㄠ ㄓㄤ cau3 ming4 ciu1 zoeng1 notorious for his misdeeds (idiom)
- 淡泊名利 dàn bó míng lì ㄉㄢˋ ㄅㄛˊ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄌㄧˋ daam6 bok6 ming4 lei6 not caring about fame and fortune (idiom)
- 功成名就 gōng chéng míng jiù ㄍㄨㄥ ㄔㄥˊ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄡˋ gung1 sing4 ming4 zau6 to win success and recognition (idiom)
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- 功名利禄 功名利祿 gōng míng lì lù ㄍㄨㄥ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄌㄧˋ ㄌㄨˋ gung1 ming4 lei6 luk6 position and wealth (idiom); rank, fame and fortune
- 沽名钓誉 沽名釣譽 gū míng diào yù ㄍㄨ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄉㄧㄠˋ ㄩˋ gu1 ming4 diu3 jyu6 to angle for fame (idiom)
- 久仰大名 jiǔ yǎng dà míng ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄧㄤˇ ㄉㄚˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ gau2 joeng5 daai6 ming4 I have been looking forward to meeting you for a long time (idiom)
- 举世闻名 舉世聞名 jǔ shì wén míng ㄐㄩˇ ㄕˋ ㄨㄣˊ ㄇㄧㄥˊ geoi2 sai3 man6 ming4 world-famous (idiom)
- 浪得虚名 浪得虛名 làng dé xū míng ㄌㄤˋ ㄉㄜˊ ㄒㄩ ㄇㄧㄥˊ long6 dak1 heoi1 ming4 to have an undeserved reputation (idiom)
- 冒名顶替 冒名頂替 mào míng dǐng tì ㄇㄠˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄉㄧㄥˇ ㄊㄧˋ mou6 ming4 ding2 tai3 to assume sb's name and take his place (idiom); to impersonate
- 美其名曰 měi qí míng yuē ㄇㄟˇ ㄑㄧˊ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄩㄝ mei5 kei4 ming4 joek6 to call by the glorified name of (idiom)
Example sentences
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玛丽 瑪麗 给 給 宝宝 寶寶 起名 叫 汤姆 湯姆 。
Mary named the baby Tom.
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