花名册 (huā míng cè) — register, roster (list of names)
Definition
A written list of people's names — a register or roster. Literally "flower-name book," from the old Cantonese lottery practice of marking names with a flower; now a neutral compound for any official name list.
noun
registerroster (list of names)
Measure word · 本
Examples
- 花名册。Gōng sī yǒu yí fèn xīn de huā míng cè.The company has a new roster.
- 花名册。Qǐng bǎ xīn yuán gōng de míng zì jiā rù huā míng cè.Please add the new employee's name to the roster.
- 花名册。huā míng cè Shàng xiě zhe suǒ yǒu xué shēng de míng zì.The roster lists all the students' names.
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