Chinese Character Dictionary

同乡亲故

tóng xiāng qīn gù

fellow countryman (from the same village)

同配生殖

tóng pèi shēng zhí

isogamy

同量

tóng liàng

commensurable

同量异位素

tóng liàng yì wèi sù

nuclear isobar

同队

tóng duì

team mate

同音

tóng yīn

unison

同音字

tóng yīn zì

homophonic characters

同音词

tóng yīn cí

homophonic words

同韵词

tóng yùn cí

words with the same phonetic ending

同类

tóng lèi

similar

同类产品

tóng lèi chăn pĭn

similar product

同类相吸

tóng lèi xiāng xī

Like attracts like.

同类相食

tóng lèi xiāng shí

cannibalism

同余

tóng yú

congruent (math.)

同余式

tóng yú shì

congruence (math.)

同余类

tóng yú lèi

congruence class (of integers modulo n)

同龄

tóng líng

of the same age

同龄人

tóng líng rén

peer

名

míng

name

名下

míng xià

under sb's name

名不副实

míng bù fù shí

the name does not reflect the reality (idiom); more in name than in fact

名不正言不顺

míng bu zhèng yán bu shùn

unjustified and undeserving of such description

名不符实

míng bù fú shí

the name does not correspond to reality (idiom); it doesn't live up to its reputation

名不虚传

míng bù xū chuán

lit. name is not in vain (idiom); a fully justified reputation

名不见经传

míng bù jiàn jīng zhuàn

(lit.) name not encountered in the classics

名人

míng rén

personage

名人录

míng rén lù

record of famous men

名位

míng wèi

fame and position

名作

míng zuò

masterpiece

名优

míng yōu

outstanding

名儿

míng r

name

名册

míng cè

roll (of names)

名分

míng fèn

a person's status

名列

míng liè

to rank (number 1, or third last etc)

名列前茅

míng liè qián máo

to rank among the best

名利

míng lì

fame and profit

名利场

Míng lì chăng

Vanity Fair (novel and magazine title)

名利双收

míng lì shuāng shōu

both fame and fortune (idiom)

名刺

míng cì

visiting card

名副其实

míng fù qí shí

not just in name only, but also in reality (idiom)

名胜

míng shèng

a place famous for its scenery or historical relics

名胜古迹

míng shèng gŭ jì

historical sites and scenic spots

名古屋

Míng gŭ wū

Nagoya, city in Japan

名句

míng jù

famous saying

名叫

míng jiào

called

名单

míng dān

list (of names)

名嘴

míng zuĭ

popular TV or radio host

名噪一时

míng zào yī shí

to achieve fame among one's contemporaries (idiom); temporary or local celebrity

名垂青史

míng chuí qīng shĭ

lit. reputation will go down in history (idiom); fig. achievements will earn eternal glory

名城

míng chéng

famous city

名堂

míng tang

variety

名士

míng shì

famous scholar

名妓

míng jì

famous courtesan

名媛

míng yuán

young lady of note

名字

míng zi

name (of a person or thing)

名存实亡

míng cún shí wáng

the name remains, but the reality is gone (idiom)

名学

míng xué

(archaic term) logic

名家

Míng jiā

School of Logicians of the Warring States Period (47-220 BC), also called the School of Names

名实

míng shí

name and reality

名将

míng jiàng

famous general