名单 míngdān list of names
How to remember 名单: 名 name + 单 single = list of names.
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How it is used
- A list of names / roster - 参加名单 (cānjiā míngdān) attendance list; 黑名单 (hēi míngdān) blacklist.
- Specifically names of people; for a list of items or tasks use 清单 (qīngdān, e.g. 购物清单 shopping list).
- Measure word 份 (fèn) or 张 (zhāng).
Example sentences
- 他的名字不在名单里。 Tā de míngzì bú zài míngdān lǐ.His name is not on the list.
- 你能把我的名字加到等候批准的申请人名单上吗？ Nǐ néng bǎ wǒ de míngzì jiā dào děnghòu pīzhǔn de shēnqǐngrén míngdān shàng ma?Could you put my name on the waiting list?
- 你的名字已经从名单删除了。 Nǐ de míngzì yǐjīng cóng míngdān shānchú le.Your name has been crossed off the list.