Chinese word

匿名

Pronunciation

Pinyinnì míng

Meaning

  • adjectiveanonymous

Example

他以匿名身份发言。tā yǐ nì míng shēn fèn fā yán

He spoke anonymously.

Illustration for 匿名 (anonymous)

More examples

为了保护举报人，平台允许匿名举报。wèi le bǎo hù jǔ bào rén píng tái yún xǔ nì míng jǔ bào

To protect the person making the report, the platform allows anonymous reporting.

Core concept

Keeps a person's name or identity out of view while words or actions are presented.

Common phrases

  • 以匿名身份yǐ nì míng shēn fèn

    with an anonymous identity

  • 匿名用户nì míng yòng hù

    anonymous user

  • 匿名举报nì míng jǔ bào

    anonymous report

  • 匿名评论nì míng píng lùn

    anonymous comment

Similar words

无名wú míng: Not publicly known and lacking a name that is written or given.

Definition in Chinese

没有署名或不表明身份的状态或行为。méi yǒu shǔ míng huò bù biǎo míng shēn fèn de zhuàng tài huò xíng wéi

Word origin

匿 (nì, "hide") + 名 (míng, "name") forms a compound for withholding a person's name.

Usage tips

  • Chinese keeps 匿名 (nìmíng, "anonymous") in the same form before a person, account, source, or activity, where English may need either anonymous or anonymously.

Opposites

Related words

  • 匿名者nì míng zhěanonymous personnoun
  • 匿名性nì míng xìnganonymitynoun
  • 匿名化nì míng huàanonymizeverb

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