Definition
化名 is a separable verb (离合词) meaning 'to use an alias'; it also functions as a noun meaning 'alias' or 'assumed name'. As a verb-object compound, the verb 化 and the noun 名 can split to insert time, frequency, or other modifiers — e.g., 化过一次名 ('used an alias once'). The noun sense takes classifiers like 一个 (yí gè).
v.o./n.
(verb-object) to use an aliasto go by a false name
noun
aliasassumed name
Examples
- ，。Tā céngjīng huà guò yí cì míng, wèile duǒbì zhuīchá.He once used an alias to avoid being tracked.
- 化名。Tā juédìng huà míng qù cānjiā nàgè huìyì.He decided to attend that meeting under an alias.
- 化名‘’。Tā de huà míng shì 'Lǐ Xiānsheng'.His alias is 'Mr. Li'.
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