Chinese word dictionary

顾名思义

gùmíng-sīyì · as the name implies

Practice word

Word information

Simplified顾名思义

Traditional顧名思義

Pinyingùmíng-sīyì

Part of speechGeneral

HSK 3.07-9

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

顾gù

to look back; to look at; to look after

名míng

name; position, rank, title

思sī

to think, to ponder, to consider; final particle

义yì

right conduct, propriety; justice

How to learn 顾名思义

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

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Words with the same characters

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名字míngzi

name (of a person or thing); CL:個|个[ge4]

不好意思bùhǎoyìsi

to feel embarrassed; to find it embarrassing; to be sorry (for inconveniencing sb)

没意思méiyìsi

boring; of no interest

名míng

name; noun (part of speech); place (e.g. among winners); famous; classifier for people

姓名xìngmíng

surname and given name; full name

意思yìsi

idea; opinion; meaning; wish; desire; interest; fun; token of appreciation, affection etc; CL:個|个[ge4]; to give as a small token; to do sth as a gesture of goodwill etc