更名

gēngmíng

verb #43,918

Meanings

HSK 4

公司决定更名为新华科技。

Gōngsī juédìng gēngmíng wéi Xīnhuá Kējì.

The company decided to rename itself Xinhua Tech.

HSK 4

这条街道在2010年更名。

Zhè tiáo jiēdào zài èr líng yī líng nián gēngmíng.

This street was renamed in 2010.

HSK 6

他在出狱后申请更名。

Tā zài chūyù hòu shēnqǐng gēngmíng.

He applied to change his name after being released from prison.

mistakes

Note the pronunciation: 更 here is gēng (1st tone, 'change'), not gèng (4th tone, 'even more'). 改名 is the more colloquial synonym.

更 gèng

名 míng