名字 (míngzi)

名字 refers to the name of a person or thing, typically the given name or full name used to identify someone.

Meanings

[noun] name; given name; first name

Example Sentences

你叫什么名字？ Nǐ jiào shénme míngzi? What is your name?

我的名字叫李明，很高兴认识你。 Wǒ de míngzi jiào Lǐ Míng, hěn gāoxìng rènshi nǐ. My name is Li Ming; nice to meet you.

请在这里写上你的名字。 Qǐng zài zhèlǐ xiě shàng nǐ de míngzi. Please write your name here.

她忘了那位老师的名字。 Tā wàngle nà wèi lǎoshī de míngzi. She forgot that teacher's name.

Collocations

Collocation	Meaning
叫什么名字	what is (one's) name
写名字	to write one's name
起名字	to give a name
记住名字	to remember a name
名字的含义	meaning of a name

Memory Hook

名 means "fame/name" (mouth + evening — calling your name aloud at dusk) and 字 means "written character" — your 名字 is both the sound of your name and the characters that write it.