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名状 Pronunciation and Pinyin

名状 Usage and Examples

To name

To describe

Namable

Describable

地雷已给成千上万无辜的人带来了不可名状的苦难。

Landmines have caused untold misery to thousands of innocent people.

因为“是”往往莫可名状,而我们也不擅对其判断。

That's because 'being' is too amorphous and we are notoriously bad at judging that.

The characters in 名状

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
名
míng6name, reputation, famous
状
zhuàng7appearance, state, document

More words starting with 名

  • míng名xià下under one's name, in one's name
  • míng名xià下de的under, in one's name
  • míng名bú不zhèng正yán言bú不shùn顺If names are not correct, words will not be smooth., Without a proper title, one's words carry no weight.
  • míng名bú不jiàn见jīng经zhuàn传unknown, obscure
  • míng名wéi为named, called
  • míng名yì义nominal, in the name of
  • míng名yì义shàng上nominally, in name
  • míng名chǎn产specialty, local specialty
  • míng名rén人celebrity, famous person
  • míng名rén人bèi辈chū出produces many celebrities, a cradle of talent
  • míng名líng伶prima donna, diva
  • míng名zuò作masterpiece, great work

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Questions about 名状

What does 名状 mean in Chinese?

名状 (míng zhuàng) means “to name, to describe, Namable, Describable”.

How do you pronounce 名状?

名状 is pronounced míng zhuàng in Mandarin Chinese.

How do you say “To name” in Chinese?

“To name” is 名状 (míng zhuàng) in Chinese.

How is 名状 used in a sentence?

This page has 2 example sentences using 名状, each with pinyin and an English translation.

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