Definition
记名 is a separable verb (离合词) meaning 'to sign one's name' or 'to register one's name'. The verb 记 and the noun 名 can split when inserting aspect markers, measure words, or time expressions — for example, 记了一个名 ('signed a name'), 记过两次名 ('registered twice'). It often appears in formal contexts like voting or attendance: 记名投票 means 'registered ballot' (as opposed to secret ballot).
v.o.
to sign one's nameto register (one's name)
Examples
- 记名。Qǐng zài zhèlǐ jì míng.Please sign your name here.
- 。Tā jì le yí ge míng jiù zǒu le.He signed his name and left.
- 记名。Zhè cì xuǎnjǔ cǎiyòng jì míng tóupiào fāngshì.This election uses a registered ballot system.
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