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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

HSK 4
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.
HSK 4
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.
HSK 5
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.

Tips

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

Stroke Order

化 huà
名 míng