Discussion of 名 [míng] measure word for person or standing in a competition - Trainchinese

1 - 名 is used to refer to someone's identity (including profession) or position. The tone of 名 is quite formal and serious. We may say: 一名学生 (a student)、一名老师 (a teacher)、一名医生 (a doctor)、一名病人 (a patient). However, we cannot use 名 to indicate social relations among people, e.g. 朋友 (friend)，etc. We need to adopt other measure words. 名 is often compared with other measure words for persons, such as 位, 个, ... If you are interested, please also check out 位 (wei4) in our dictionary. 2 - What is the grammatical function of 名 (míng) in a sentence?

1 - '名'字用于指代某人的身份（包括职业）或职位，其语气颇为正式且庄重。例如，我们可以说：一名学生（a student）、一名教师（a teacher）、一名医生（a doctor）、一名病人（a patient）。然而，'名'字不能用来指代人与人之间的社会关系，例如朋友（friend）等，此时需采用其他量词。'名'字常与其他用于人的量词，如'位'、'个'等进行比较。如感兴趣，请参阅我们词典中的'位'（wèi）。2 - '名'（míng）在句子中的语法功能是？