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What does it mean in Chinese?

What does 名义 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

名义 míngyì

name; capacity (in which one acts)

It can also mean

  • nominal; in name only

Its characters

  1. 名 míng name
  2. 义 yì justice

In a sentence

他只是名义上的经理。 He is only the manager in name.

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