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匿名

nìmíng

to remain anonymous; to use an anonymous name

A hooded person drops an envelope into a red box.
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Characters in this word

匿 nì

Strokes
10
Radical
匸 — box
Made of
匸 box 若 if, supposing, assuming
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 匿

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

Example phrases

  • 为避免受访者遭到报复,研究团队允许他们匿名提交证词。 Wèi bìmiǎn shòufǎngzhě zāodào bàofù, yánjiū tuánduì yǔnxǔ tāmen nìmíng tíjiāo zhèngcí. To prevent interviewees from being retaliated against, the research team allowed them to submit testimony anonymously.
  • 他匿名捐了一大笔钱,没有留下姓名。 Tā nìmíng juān le yí dà bǐ qián, méiyǒu liúxià xìngmíng. He donated a large sum anonymously and left no name.
  • 这个调查是匿名的,你可以放心填写。 Zhège diàochá shì nìmíng de, nǐ kěyǐ fàngxīn tiánxiě. This survey is anonymous, so you can fill it in without worry.

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