学名

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Mandarin [edit]

simpl.
trad. 學名

Noun [edit]

学名 (simplified, Pinyin xuémíng, traditional 學名)

  1. scientific name; a Latinised name given to species according to the rules of binomial nomenclature
    斑马学名Hippotigris
    bānmǎ de xuémíng shì Hippotigris
    The zebra's scientific name is Hippotigris.
  2. school name; a formal name given to Chinese adolescents used by older people to address them
    学名
    Sūn Démíng de xuémíng shì Sūn Wén
    Sun Yat-sen's school name was Sun Wen.