名称

• 拼音: míng chēng
• 汉字拆解: 名 (míng) — name; 称 (chēng) — to call, to address

含义

Name; title; designation. The formal name of a place, organisation, product, or thing.

More formal than 名字, which is used for personal names. 名称 is used for official names of companies, products, places, and other non-personal entities. Common in forms, documents, and official contexts.

例句

1. 请填写公司的名称。
2. 这个产品的名称是什么？
3. 这条路的名称改了。

用法指南

语境: official, business, documents

语气: formal

正确说法

• 请写上商品名称。(Please write the product name.)
• 这所学校的名称很长。(The name of this school is very long.)

错误说法

• 不要用'名称'来问别人的名字 (Don't say 你的名称是什么 to ask someone's personal name — use 名字 for people; 名称 is for things and organisations)

起源与历史

Compound of 名 (name) and 称 (to call, to address). Together they form a more formal word for 'name' or 'designation' used for non-personal entities.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal