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别名 (bié míng) — another name; alias; alternative name

Definition

noun
another namealiasalternative name

Examples

  • 别名。
    Lǔ xùn shì zhōu shù rén de bié míng.
    Lu Xun is the alias of Zhou Shuren.
  • 别名。
    Zhè zhǒng zhí wù yǒu hěn duō bié míng.
    This plant has many alternative names.
  • 别名。
    Tā yòng le bié míng zhù cè le zhàng hào.
    He registered the account using an alias.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

别biéother
名míngname

别 other and 名 name give an alternative name.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 別; 别 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 別 pairs 冎 (bone) with 刀 (knife), showing a knife cutting up bone and flesh. The simplified 别 is a shorthand, so its parts are not the historical components.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

名 puts 夕 (crescent moon) above 口 (mouth), showing a name spoken in the dark.

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