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名单

míng dān

list

Usage note

名单表示写着人名的表。

míng dān biǎo shì xiě zhe rén míng de biǎo。

A list means a table or sheet with names on it.

Context note

名单常出现在点名、报名和记录里。

míng dān cháng chū xiàn zài diǎn míng 、 bào míng hé jì lù lǐ。

Lists often appear in roll call, sign-up, and record keeping.

5 examples

老师看名单
lǎo shī kàn míng dān。
The teacher looks at the list.
我的名字在名单上。
wǒ de míng zì zài míng dān shàng。
My name is on the list.
请把名单给我。
qǐng bǎ míng dān gěi wǒ。
Please give me the list.
名单已经写好了。
míng dān yǐ jīng xiě hǎo le。
The list has already been written.
我们在名单里找名字。
wǒ men zài míng dān lǐ zhǎo míng zì。
We look for names in the list.

5 mini stories

老师拿着名单点名。
lǎo shī ná zhe míng dān diǎn míng。
The teacher holds the list and takes attendance.
我的名字在名单上,所以我可以参加活动。
wǒ de míng zì zài míng dān shàng, suǒ yǐ wǒ kě yǐ cān jiā huó dòng。
My name is on the list, so I can join the activity.
妈妈让我查一下名单,看看有没有我。
mā ma ràng wǒ chá yí xià míng dān, kàn kàn yǒu méi yǒu wǒ。
Mom asked me to check the list to see if I was on it.
名单上有很多同学的名字。
míng dān shàng yǒu hěn duō tóng xué de míng zì。
There are many classmates' names on the list.
我们把报名名单整理好以后,就交给老师。
wǒ men bǎ bào míng míng dān zhěng lǐ hǎo yǐ hòu, jiù jiāo gěi lǎo shī。
After organizing the sign-up list, we hand it to the teacher.

Mini dialogue

名单上有你

A
你看过比赛的名单了吗?
Nǐ kàn guò bǐsài de míng dān le ma?
Have you seen the list for the competition?
B
看了,名单上有我的名字!
Kàn le, míng dān shàng yǒu wǒ de míngzì!
Yes, my name is on the list!

写名单

A
老师让你写一份参加活动的名单
Lǎoshī ràng nǐ xiě yī fèn cānjiā huódòng de míng dān.
The teacher asked you to write a list of participants for the activity.
B
好的,我马上写好名单
Hǎo de, wǒ mǎ shàng xiě hǎo míng dān.
Okay, I will write the list immediately.

Related words and contrasts

similar
列表
liè biǎo
list; checklist

列表 is a general list, while 名单 specifically means a list of names.

related
名字
míng zi
name

名单 is a name list; 名字 is a person's name.

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