名目

míngmù
noun #61,178

Meanings

  1. 1 name
  2. 2 designation
  3. 3 item
  4. 4 category
  5. 5 rubric

Examples

Tāmen yǐ gèzhǒng míngmù shōuqǔ fèiyòng.
They collect fees under all sorts of pretexts.
Zhè běn shū de míngmù fánduō, fēnlèi hěn xì.
This book has numerous categories with fine classifications.

Tips

usage
Often appears in 巧立名目 (qiǎo lì míngmù, 'invent pretexts cleverly') — to dream up bogus categories to justify a charge or action. Has a slightly negative tilt when used about reasons or pretexts.

Stroke Order

míng