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title: "Niming Meaning: 匿名 (nìmíng) Means “anonymous”"
description: "匿名 (nìmíng) means “anonymous; to remain anonymous”. Hear its tones, see what 匿 and 名 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/niming"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 匿名 mean?

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匿名 nìmíng

## anonymous; to remain anonymous

## Its characters

1. 匿 nì to hide
2. 名 míng name

## In a sentence

捐款的人希望匿名。 The donor wishes to remain anonymous.

也有人权组织认为，实名制让人们难以**匿名**表达意见。

From [《网络安全法》管什么？ · What does China’s Cybersecurity Law require?](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/what-is-chinas-cybersecurity-law#library-word-382-384)

[More about 匿名](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%8C%BF%E5%90%8D)

## More words with 匿 or 名

- [报名 bàomíng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/baoming)
- [出名 chūmíng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chuming)
- [名称 míngchēng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/mingcheng)
- [名单 míngdān](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/mingdan)
- [名额 míng’é](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/minge)
- [名牌 míngpái](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/mingpai)
- [名片 míngpiàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/mingpian)
- [名人 míngrén](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/mingren)
- [名声 míngshēng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/mingsheng)
- [名义 míngyì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/mingyi)

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