学名

學名

xuémíng

noun #39,584

Meanings

1 scientific name
2 Latin name (of plant or animal)
3 formal given name (historical; chosen on entering school)

Characters

study, learning

Examples

HSK 3

这种草药的学名很难记。

Zhè zhǒng cǎoyào de xuémíng hěn nán jì.

The scientific name of this herbal medicine is hard to remember.

HSK 5

大熊猫的学名是 Ailuropoda melanoleuca。

Dàxióngmāo de xuémíng shì Ailuropoda melanoleuca.

The scientific name of the giant panda is Ailuropoda melanoleuca.

Tips

history

Originally 学名 meant the 'school-age name' given to a boy when he started formal study, replacing his childhood milk-name (乳名). Modern usage has mostly shifted to 'scientific name' - the technical Latin binomial for species.

Stroke Order

学 xué

名 míng