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名下 (míng xià) — under someone's name; belonging to or related to someone (used for accounts, property, records, etc.)

Definition

名下 means 'under [someone's] name' — used for ownership, registration, or responsibility tied to a person or entity (e.g. an account, property, or blame). In the 把…推到… pattern it marks who is being held accountable.

noun
under someone's namebelonging to or related to someone (used for accounts, property, records, etc.)

Examples

  • 名下。
    Zhè bǐ qián yǐ jīng zhuǎn dào tā de míng xià.
    This money has already been transferred into his name.
  • 名下。
    Suǒ yǒu wén jiàn dōu fàng zài gōng sī míng xià.
    All documents are filed under the company's name.
  • 名下。
    Bié bǎ zé rèn tuī dào wǒ de míng xià.
    Don't shift the responsibility onto me.

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.

名míngname
下xiàunder

名 'name' + 下 'under' gives what is listed under a name.

Characters in this word

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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An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

下 is drawn as a short horizontal line below a long curved line.

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