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化名

huàmíng
noun #9,645

Measure Word

一个化名 gè

Meanings

  1. 1 alias
  2. 2 pseudonym
  3. 3 assumed name

Examples

他用化名发表了那篇文章。
Tā yòng huàmíng fābiǎo le nà piān wénzhāng.
He published that article under a pseudonym.
为了安全，她使用化名入住酒店。
Wèile ānquán, tā shǐyòng huàmíng rùzhù jiǔdiàn.
For safety, she checked into the hotel under an alias.
这位作家的化名比真名更有名。
Zhè wèi zuòjiā de huàmíng bǐ zhēnmíng gèng yǒumíng.
This writer's pen name is more famous than their real name.

Tips

usage
化名 is used for deliberate disguise or anonymity. For literary pen names specifically, 笔名 (bǐmíng) is more common. For stage names, use 艺名 (yìmíng).
memory
化 (transform) + 名 (name) = a name you transform into, an assumed identity.

Stroke Order

化 huà
名 míng