名次
Old HSK 6
名次 (míngcì) · place in a ranking
名次 (míngcì) means “place in a ranking; position”. It is written with 2 characters: 名 (place (in a ranking)) + 次 (measure word for times). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 名次 is built
The characters
名 míng · place (in a ranking)
What 名 is made of
- 夕xī — evening
- 勹bāo — wrap shape
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 丶 — dot
- 勹bāo — wrap shape
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
Origin hint: A name called out 口 to hail someone at night 夕 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
次 cì · measure word for times
What 次 is made of
- 冫bīng — ice
- 丶 — dot
- 欠qiàn — to lack
- ⺈ — top shape
- 人rén — person
Origin hint: A person 欠 yawning multiple times 冫 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
他这次考试的名次提高了。Tā zhècì kǎoshì de míngcì tígāo le.His ranking in this exam went up.
比赛结束后公布了名次。Bǐsài jiéshù hòu gōngbù le míngcì.The rankings were announced after the competition.
Questions about 名次
What does 名次 mean?
名次 (míngcì) means “place in a ranking; position”.
How do you pronounce 名次?
名次 is pronounced míngcì.
Which HSK level is 名次?
名次 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 名字míngziname
- 有名yǒumíngfamous
- 报名bàomíngto sign up
- 名称míngchēngname (of a thing)
- 名单míngdānlist of names
- 姓名xìngmíngfull name
- 排名páimíngranking
- 点名diǎnmíngto call the roll
- 名牌儿míngpáirfamous brand
- 名片míngpiànbusiness card
Learn 名次 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 127: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.