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    Expressing being named with 名叫 (míngjiào)

    Description & Modification
    Topic & Focus

    Structure

    Subject + 名叫 + Name

    Explanation

    The verb 名叫 (míngjiào) means "to be named" or "to be called" and is used to introduce the name of a person, place, or thing. It is a slightly more formal alternative to 叫 and typically appears in written or narrative contexts.

    Examples

    • 这位作家名叫张爱玲，是中国现代文学的代表人物。

      zhè wèi zuòjiā míng jiào Zhāng Àilíng, shì Zhōngguó xiàndài wénxué de dàibiǎo rénwù.

      This author is named Zhang Ailing and is a representative figure of modern Chinese literature.

    • 我们学校旁边有一家咖啡店，名叫"阳光屋"。

      wǒmen xuéxiào pángbiān yǒu yì jiā kāfēi diàn, míng jiào "Yángguāng Wū."

      Next to our school there's a coffee shop called "Sunshine House."

    • 他养了一只小猫，名叫豆豆。

      tā yǎng le yì zhī xiǎo māo, míng jiào Dòudou.

      He has a little cat named Doudou.

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