Meaning of míng:
míng
名
Noun
name; noun (part of speech); place (e.g. among winners)
Tā de míng zì jiào Wáng Xiǎomíng.
他的名字叫王小明。
His name is Wang Xiaoming.
Zài zhè jù huà zhōng, 'píngguǒ' shì yī gè míng cí.
在这句话中，'苹果'是一个名词。
In this sentence, 'apple' is a noun.
Tā zài bǐsài zhōng huòdéle dì èr míng.
他在比赛中获得了第二名。
He got second place in the competition.
Adjective
famous
Tā shì yī wèi hěn yǒu míng de zuòjiā.
他是一位很有名的作家。
He is a very famous writer.
Measure Word
classifier for people
Zuótiān wǎnshàng yǒu wǔ míng jiābīn cānjiāle wǎnyàn.
昨天晚上有五name嘉宾参加了晚宴。
Last night, five guests attended the banquet.
