名为

名為

míngwéi

verb #16,843

Meanings

1 to be called
2 to be known as
3 named

Characters

Examples

这座城市名为西安。

Zhè zuò chéngshì míngwéi Xī'ān.

This city is called Xi'an.

他写了一本名为《红楼梦》的小说。

Tā xiě le yī běn míngwéi Hónglóumèng de xiǎoshuō.

He wrote a novel called 'Dream of the Red Chamber.'

Tips

register

名为 is literary and formal, common in written Chinese and news. In spoken Chinese, you'd say 叫 (jiào) or 叫做 (jiàozuò) instead.

Stroke Order

名 míng

为 wèi