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名次 (míng cì) — ranking, position, place (in a contest or list)

Definition

A noun meaning 'ranking / place in a competition or ordered list' (e.g. third place). Unlike 排名 (a verb meaning 'to be ranked') or 地位 (social status), 名次 is a concrete countable slot in a ranked result.

noun
rankingpositionplace (in a contest or list)
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 名次。
    Tā zài mǎ lā sōng bǐ sài zhōng huò dé le dì sān míng cì.
    He got third place in the marathon.
  • 名次，？
    Zhè cì kǎo shì de míng cì gōng bù le, nǐ qù kàn le ma?
    The rankings for this exam have been announced; did you go check them?
  • 名次。
    Tā de míng cì cóng dì liù míng tí gāo dào le dì èr míng.
    His ranking improved from sixth place to second place.

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
次cìorder

名次 lists names in order, giving a person's rank or position.

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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A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The old form of 次 shows a person exhaling, with the marks above the figure representing breath.

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HSK 3.0 Level 7-9HSK 2.0 Level 6Abstract Concepts

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