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名义
Traditional Chinese
名義
Mandarin pinyin pronunciation
míng yì
Cantonese jyutpin pronunciation
ming4 yi6
Short definition nominal
Usage frequency Very common
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All available English definitions titularCdict iconMDBG iconCantofish icon / nominalMDBG icon / ostensible purposeMDBG icon / in nameMDBG icon/
Copyleft icon Adso icon Adso: name
Copyleft icon Cantofish icon Cantofish: titular; (do something) in sb's name
Copyleft icon MDBG icon MDBG: name; titular; nominal; in name; ostensible purpose
Copyleft icon LDC icon LDC: titular; (do something) in (someone's) name; Name
Copyleft icon Cdict icon CDict: titular; (do something) in (someone's) name'
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他在( tā zài)
利用(lì yòng) to use
集体的( jí tī de) congregate
名义(míng yì) nominal
(wèi) for
自己(zì jǐ) herself
谋利(móu lì) to gain

He is making use of the collective's name for his own profit.

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