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title: "Minge Meaning: 名额 (quota) or 民歌 (folk song)?"
description: "名额 (traditional 名額, míng’é) means “quota; number of places”. Not the minge you heard? See 民歌. Hear its tones, see what 名 and 额 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/minge"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 名额 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

名额 míng’é

## quota; number of places

## Its characters

1. 名 míng name
2. 额 é amount

## In a sentence

这次比赛只有五个名额。 There are only five places in this competition.

[More about 名额](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%90%8D%E9%A2%9D)

## Other words said minge

- [民歌míngēfolk song](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%B0%91%E6%AD%8C)

## More words with 名 or 额

- [报名 bàomíng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/baoming)
- [出名 chūmíng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chuming)
- [额度 édù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/edu)
- [额外 éwài](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/ewai)
- [份额 fèn’é](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fene)
- [高额 gāo’é](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gaoe)
- [金额 jīn’é](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jine)
- [巨额 jù’é](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jue)
- [名称 míngchēng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/mingcheng)
- [名单 míngdān](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/mingdan)

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