本名

běnmíng

noun #66,934

Meanings

1 real name; original name
2 given name (in a foreign full name)

Characters

Examples

HSK 5

很多作家发表作品时不用本名，而用笔名。

Hěnduō zuòjiā fābiǎo zuòpǐn shí bú yòng běnmíng, ér yòng bǐmíng.

Many writers publish their work under a pen name instead of their real name.

HSK 6

成龙的本名叫陈港生。

Chéng Lóng de běnmíng jiào Chén Gǎngshēng.

Jackie Chan's real name is Chan Kong-sang.

Tips

usage

本名 is the name a person was born with, set against a 笔名 'pen name' or an 艺名 'stage name'. 原名 is close, but also covers a name that was changed later and the original title of a book or film.

Stroke Order

本 běn

名 míng