(míng dān) - list of names, name list, roster in Mandarin

míngdān

Traditional: 名單

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Translation

list of names, name list, roster

Word origin

A compound of 名 (míng, name) and 单 (dān, a list or single sheet), together meaning a sheet listing names.

Origin: compound
Root: 名 (míng, name) + 单 (dān, list, sheet)

Stroke order

名

单

Examples

。

Please hand the name list to the teacher.

。

My name is on the list.

奖jiǎng。

They announced the list of winners.

。

This roster is not yet finished.

。

Your name is not on this list.

名单 (míng dān) means a list of names or roster, such as a guest list, a list of winners, or an attendance roll. It specifically denotes a list of people rather than items.

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This word is part of lesson 37.