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HSK
famous / well-known
HSK 1
name (of a person or thing) / CL: 個|个
HSK 1
name (of a thing) / name (of an organization)
HSK 2
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  *名* | 名* | *名
name / noun (part of speech) / place (e.g. among winners) / famous / classifier for people
HSK 2
surname and given name; full name
HSK 2
list of names
HSK 2
to sign up / to enter one's name / to apply / to register / to enroll / to enlist
HSK 2
to rank (1st, 2nd etc) / ranking
HSK 3
(business) card
HSK 4
roll call / to mention sb by name / (to call or praise or criticize sb) by name
HSK 4
personage / celebrity
HSK 4
famous / noted / well-known / celebrated
HSK 4
erhua variant of 名牌
HSK 4
to sign (one's name with a pen etc) / to autograph / signature
HSK 5
well-known; famous
HSK 6
well-known for sth / to become well known / to make one's mark / to lend one's name (to an event, endeavor etc)
HSK 6
quota / number of places / place (in an institution, a group etc)
HSK 6
fame / reputation / honor / honorary / emeritus (of retired professor)
HSK 6
place name / toponym
HSK 6
name / titular / nominal / in name / ostensible purpose
HSK 6
a place famous for its scenery or historical relics / scenic spot / CL: 處|处
HSK 6
saying / famous remark
HSK 7-9
not just in name only, but also in reality (idiom) / aptly named / worthy of the name
HSK 7-9
to nominate
HSK 7-9
reputation
HSK 7-9
to rename
HSK 7-9
to give a name to / to dub / to christen / to designate / named after / naming
HSK 7-9
well-known / famous / renowned / eminent
HSK 7-9
anonymous
HSK 7-9
(idiom) baffling; bizarre; without rhyme or reason; inexplicable
HSK 7-9
famous and valuable / rare / precious
HSK 7-9
masterpiece
HSK 7-9
world-famous (idiom)
HSK 7-9
to be known far and wide / to be well-known
HSK 7-9
famous
HSK 7-9
grand reputation / renowned / famous
HSK 7-9
fame and profit
HSK 7-9
to angle for fame (idiom) / to fish for compliments
HSK 7-9
to name / to christen / to take a name
masterpiece / famous work
scientific name / Latin name (of plant or animal) / (according to an old system of nomenclature) on entering school life, a formal personal name given to new students
name / designation / item / rubric / (formal usage) fame
translated names / transliteration
blacklist
famous mountain
to admire sb's reputation / to seek out famous person or location
autograph / to sign one's name
famous / of good reputation
first place / leader (of a race)
jointly (signed, declared, sponsored)
to win success and recognition (idiom)
lit. has a name but no reality (idiom); exists only in name / nominal
renown / prestige
inexpressible; indescribable; unexplainable; inexplicable
indescribable / beyond description
nameless / obscure
roll (of names) / register / CL:
to name / to be named / to christen / to seek fame
School of Logicians of the Warring States Period (475-220 BC), also called the School of Names
renowned expert / master (of an art or craft)
name of product / brand name
binomial nomenclature (taxonomy)
to mention by name / to designate / designated
name of a book / reputation as calligrapher
to make one's name; to become famous
excellent quality / outstanding (product) / abbr. for 名牌優質|名牌优质 / (old) famous actor or actress
(linguistics) noun / term (name for a concept)
famous doctor
famous general / (sports) renowned athlete
reputation / profile / familiarity in the public consciousness
also known as / alternative name / to also be called
personal name
to sign (a signature)
to rename
of the same name / homonymous / self-titled (album)
famous family / prestigious house
directory
famous master / great teacher
to rank (number 1, or third last etc) / to be among (those who are in a particular group)
(Tw) household registration certificate (identity document)
username; user ID
under sb's name
real-name (registration etc) / non-anonymous
Daming county in Handan 邯鄲|邯郸, Hebei
famous name / your distinguished name / one's formal personal name / (Japanese history) daimyo
bad name / evil reputation
gentry / celebrities
lit. to have sufficient reason to send troops (idiom) / to do something with good reason / to have just cause
original name
famous brand / nameplate / name tag
name; title / good reputation
famous prime minister (in ancient China) / names and appearances (Buddhism)
staple / name-brand product
technical term / proper noun
rank obtained in the imperial examinations / scholarly honors
pronoun / synonym / byword
charge; accusation / stigma; bad name; stained reputation
to rank among the best
to sign / to put one's name to
false name / pseudonym / alias / pen name / the Japanese kana scripts / hiragana 平假名 and katakana 片假名

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