Definition
改名 is a separable verb (离合词): the verb 改 and the object 名 can split when you add aspect (了, 过), a measure word (个), or a complement. Instead of placing an object after 改名, say 把名字改了 or 改一个名字. It means 'to change one's name' — often a person's given name or the name of a place or institution.
v.o.
to change one's name (of a person, place, or institution)
Examples
- 改名。Tā juédìng gǎi míng.He decided to change his name.
- 。Tā gǎi guo yí cì míng.He has changed his name once.
- 。Tā gǎi le yí gè hěn hǎotīng de míngzi.He changed his name to a very nice-sounding one.
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