更名

gēngmíng
verb #43,918

Meanings

  1. 1 to rename
  2. 2 to change one's name

Examples

Gōngsī juédìng gēngmíng wéi Xīnhuá Kējì.
The company decided to rename itself Xinhua Tech.
Zhè tiáo jiēdào zài èr líng yī líng nián gēngmíng.
This street was renamed in 2010.
Tā zài chūyù hòu shēnqǐng gēngmíng.
He applied to change his name after being released from prison.

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

Stroke Order

gèng
míng