提名 (tí míng) — to nominate (someone for a position or award) | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

提名 is to put someone's name forward for an award or position — the act of proposing a candidate, not the final result. Compare 推选 (to elect/choose through voting) and 任命 (to officially appoint).

verb

to nominate (someone for a position or award)

Examples

提名。
Lǎo shī tí míng tā cān jiā zuò wén bǐ sài.
The teacher nominated him to participate in the essay competition.
，。
Tā bèi tí guò liǎng cì míng, dàn dōu méi chéng gōng.
He was nominated twice but didn't succeed.
提名。
Dà huì tí míng le sān wèi yōu xiù de hòu xuǎn rén.
The conference nominated three excellent candidates.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

提 (raise) and 名 (name) together mean putting a name forward for selection.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

扌是提

Meaning part形符xíngfú

扌Written in full as手shǒuhand

Sound part声符shēngfú

是

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

提 shows 扌 (hand) beside 是, which gives the pronunciation.

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

夕口名

夕夕xīcrescent moon
口口kǒumouth

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

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