点
名

Roll call in Chinese: 点名 (diǎn míng)

diǎn míng

roll call

HSK 3.0 Level 4Traditional: 點名1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1roll call
  2. 2to mention sb by name
  3. 3(to call or praise or criticize sb) by name

Stroke order

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点
名

Zhuyin

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ㄉㄧㄢˇ

diǎn

ㄉ/ dㄧ/ iㄢ/ anˇ/ third tone

ㄇㄧㄥˊ

míng

ㄇ/ mㄧ/ iㄥ/ engˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

点名

Simplified

點名

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 老师上课前先给学生点名。

    lǎo shī shàng kè qián xiān gěi xué shēng diǎn míng。

    The teacher takes roll call before class begins.

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Related words

点

diǎn

point

名

míng

name

名字

míng zi

name (of a person or thing)

有名

yǒu míng

famous

报名

bào míng

to sign up

缺点

quē diǎn

weak point

特点

tè diǎn

characteristic (feature)

优点

yōu diǎn

merit

著名

zhù míng

famous

重点

zhòng diǎn

important point

标点

biāo diǎn

punctuation

点头

diǎn tóu

to nod

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