名义 míngyì name
name; titular; nominal; in name; ostensible purpose
How to remember 名义: 名 name + 义 right conduct = name.
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How it is used
- Used in 以…的名义 (yǐ…de míngyì) 'in the name of' - 以公司的名义 (yǐ gōngsī de míngyì) in the company's name.
- Also 'nominal': 名义上 (míngyì shàng) in name only, typically set against 实际上 (shíjì shàng, in reality). Formal.