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名次

míngcì

ranking; place in a competition

A person on the tallest podium step with a medal
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Characters in this word

名 míng

Strokes
6
Radical
口 — mouth
Made of
夕 evening, night, dusk 口 mouth
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
More about the character 名

次 cì

Strokes
6
Radical
欠 — to lack, to owe
Made of
冫 ice 欠 to lack, to owe
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 他并不执着于名次,而是把比赛当作检验训练方法的机会。 Tā bìng bù zhízhuó yú míngcì, ér shì bǎ bǐsài dàng zuò jiǎnyàn xùnliàn fāngfǎ de jīhuì. He is not obsessed with rankings, but treats the competition as a chance to test his training methods.
  • 这次比赛的名次明天上午公布。 Zhè cì bǐsài de míngcì míngtiān shàngwǔ gōngbù. The rankings for this competition will be announced tomorrow morning.
  • 他跑步的名次一次比一次靠前。 Tā pǎobù de míngcì yí cì bǐ yí cì kào qián. His placing in races gets better each time.

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