点名 diǎnmíng roll call
roll call; to mention somebody by name; (to call or praise or criticize somebody) by name
How to remember 点名: 点 point + 名 name = roll call.
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How it is used
- Verb-object compound, separable: 点了名, 点过名, 点点名.
- Core meaning is taking attendance - 老师在点名 (the teacher is calling the roll).
- Extended sense: to single someone out by name for praise or criticism - 点名批评 (criticize by name).
- 老师每天上课都点名 (lǎoshī měitiān shàngkè dōu diǎnmíng) - The teacher takes roll call every class.
Example sentences
- 他在点名时缺席。 Tā zài diǎnmíng shí quēxí.He was absent at roll call.