Chinese word

黑名单

Pronunciation

Pinyinhēi míng dān

Meaning

  • nounblacklist

Example

你的电话被列入了黑名单。nǐ de diàn huà bèi liè rù le hēi míng dān

Your phone number is on the blacklist.

Illustration for 黑名单 (blacklist)

More examples

这家公司把多次违约的供应商列入了黑名单。zhè jiā gōng sī bǎ duō cì wéi yuē de gōng yìng shāng liè rù le hēi míng dān

This company placed suppliers that repeatedly breached contracts on its blacklist.

Core concept

A record of people, accounts, or contact details marked for exclusion from access or service.

Common phrases

  • 被列入黑名单bèi liè rù hēi míng dān

    be placed on the blacklist

  • 从黑名单中移除cóng hēi míng dān zhōng yí chú

    remove from the blacklist

  • 列入黑名单liè rù hēi míng dān

    place on the blacklist

Similar words

白名单bái míng dān: A record of people or accounts permitted to connect or use a service.

Definition in Chinese

指把被拒绝、限制或不再提供服务的人员、账号、电话号码等按名单记录，以便作为不允许接触或通信的对象。zhǐ bǎ bèi jù jué xiàn zhì huò bú zài tí gōng fú wù de rén yuán zhàng hào diàn huà hào mǎ děng àn míng dān jì lù yǐ biàn zuò wéi bù yún xǔ jiē chù huò tōng xìn de duì xiàng

Word origin

黑 (hēi, "black") + 名 (míng, "name") + 单 (dān, "list") combines a negative color metaphor with a record of names to form a list of entries excluded from contact or service.

Usage tips

  • The English word often sounds formal, while the Chinese word can also describe a blocked phone number or social-media account.

Opposites

Related words

  • 黑名单制度hēi míng dān zhì dùblacklist systemnoun
  • 黑名单用户hēi míng dān yòng hùblacklisted usernoun

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