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名列 (míng liè) — to rank (in a list), to be placed (as a ranking)

Definition

verb
to rank (in a list)to be placed (as a ranking)

Examples

  • 名列。
    Tā zài bǐ sài zhōng míng liè dì yī.
    He ranked first in the competition.
  • 。
    Zhè cì kǎo shì tā míng liè qián máo.
    In this exam, he ranked among the top.
  • 名列。
    Tā de chéng jì zài bān lǐ míng liè qián sān.
    His grades ranked in the top three in the class.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
主谓zhǔwèiSubject + predicate

A small sentence frozen into a word: something, and what it does or is.

名míngname
列lièlist

“名” is name and “列” is listed or ranked, so a name is placed in a list.

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

列 combines 歹, drawn as skeletal remains, and 刀, a knife, to depict tearing apart.

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