本名
běn míng
Pinyin

Definition

本名
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běn míng
  1. original name
  2. real name
  3. personal name

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

名
míng
  1. 1 name
  2. 2 noun (part of speech)
  3. 3 place (e.g. among winners)
  4. 4 famous
  5. 5 classifier for people
名字
míng zi
  1. 1 name (of a person or thing)
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
成名
chéng míng
  1. 1 to make one's name
  2. 2 to become famous
排名
pái míng
  1. 1 to rank (1st, 2nd etc)
  2. 2 ranking
日本
Rì běn
  1. 1 Japan
本
běn
  1. 1 root
  2. 2 stem
  3. 3 origin
  4. 4 source
  5. 5 this
  6. 6 the current
  7. 7 original
  8. 8 inherent
  9. 9 originally
  10. 10 classifier for books, periodicals, files etc
本来
běn lái
  1. 1 original
  2. 2 originally
  3. 3 at first
  4. 4 it goes without saying
  5. 5 of course
根本
gēn běn
  1. 1 fundamental
  2. 2 basic
  3. 3 root
  4. 4 simply
  5. 5 absolutely (not)
  6. 6 (not) at all
  7. 7 CL:個|个[gè]
出名
chū míng
  1. 1 well-known for sth
  2. 2 to become well known
  3. 3 to make one's mark
剧本
jù běn
  1. 1 script for play, opera, movie etc
  2. 2 screenplay
  3. 3 scenario
原本
yuán běn
  1. 1 originally
  2. 2 original
取名
qǔ míng
  1. 1 to name
  2. 2 to be named
  3. 3 to christen
  4. 4 to seek fame
名人
míng rén
  1. 1 personage
  2. 2 celebrity
名利
míng lì
  1. 1 fame and profit
名副其实
míng fù qí shí
  1. 1 not just in name only, but also in reality (idiom)
名叫
míng jiào
  1. 1 called
  2. 2 named
名单
míng dān
  1. 1 list of names
名媛
míng yuán
  1. 1 young lady of note
  2. 2 debutante
名将
míng jiàng
  1. 1 famous general
名气
míng qì
  1. 1 reputation
  2. 2 fame

Idioms (20)

一本万利
yī běn wàn lì
  1. 1 small capital, huge profit (idiom); to put in a little and get a lot out
三句话不离本行
sān jù huà bù lí běn háng
  1. 1 to talk shop all the time (idiom)
久仰大名
jiǔ yǎng dà míng
  1. 1 I have been looking forward to meeting you for a long time (idiom)
久慕盛名
jiǔ mù shèng míng
  1. 1 I've admired your reputation for a long time (idiom); I've been looking forward to meeting you.
  2. 2 It's an honor to meet you at last.
冒名顶替
mào míng dǐng tì
  1. 1 to assume sb's name and take his place (idiom); to impersonate
  2. 2 to pose under a false name
功名利禄
gōng míng lì lù
  1. 1 position and wealth (idiom); rank, fame and fortune
功成名就
gōng chéng míng jiù
  1. 1 to win success and recognition (idiom)
勤俭为服务之本
qín jiǎn wéi fú wù zhī běn
  1. 1 hardwork and thriftiness are the foundations of service (idiom)
名不副实
míng bù fù shí
  1. 1 the name does not reflect the reality (idiom); more in name than in fact
  2. 2 Reality does not live up to the name.
  3. 3 Excellent theory, but the practice does not bear it out.
名不符实
míng bù fú shí
  1. 1 the name does not correspond to reality (idiom); it doesn't live up to its reputation
名不虚传
míng bù xū chuán
  1. 1 lit. name is not in vain (idiom); a fully justified reputation
  2. 2 enjoys a well-deserved reputation
名利双收
míng lì shuāng shōu
  1. 1 both fame and fortune (idiom)
  2. 2 both virtue and reward
名副其实
míng fù qí shí
  1. 1 not just in name only, but also in reality (idiom)
名噪一时
míng zào yī shí
  1. 1 to achieve fame among one's contemporaries (idiom); temporary or local celebrity
名垂青史
míng chuí qīng shǐ
  1. 1 lit. reputation will go down in history (idiom); fig. achievements will earn eternal glory
名存实亡
míng cún shí wáng
  1. 1 the name remains, but the reality is gone (idiom)
名师出高徒
míng shī chū gāo tú
  1. 1 A famous teacher trains a fine student (idiom). A cultured man will have a deep influence on his successors.
名扬四海
míng yáng sì hǎi
  1. 1 to become known far and wide (idiom)
  2. 2 famous
名目繁多
míng mù fán duō
  1. 1 names of many kinds (idiom); items of every description
名花有主
míng huā yǒu zhǔ
  1. 1 the girl is already taken (idiom)

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