又名

yòumíng
verb

Meanings

  1. 1 also known as
  2. 2 also called

Examples

HSK 5
Xīhóngshì yòumíng fānqié.
The tomato, xihongshi, also goes by the name fanqie.
HSK 5
《红楼梦》又名《石头记》。
《 Hónglóumèng 》 yòumíng 《 Shítóujì 》.
Dream of the Red Chamber is also known as The Story of the Stone.

Tips

usage
又名 gives another name for the same person or thing, in the pattern A 又名 B. It is written language, common in encyclopedias, labels and book blurbs. 又称 works the same way, 原名 introduces the original name, and 别名 is the noun "alias".

Stroke Order

又 yòu
名 míng