Ming
A member of the Ming dynastyA member of the Ming dynasty.
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» Tom broke Mary's expensive Chinese Ming vase.
Tom hat Marias teure chinesische Mingvase zu Bruch gehen lassen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Том разбил Мэрину дорогую китайскую вазу эпохи Мин. — Wezel
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2 senses(countable)A member of the Ming dynasty.
the imperial dynasty of China from 1368 to 1644
(uncountable)The pottery of the Ming era, famed for its high quality.
Examples
19 sentencesTom broke Mary's expensive Chinese Ming vase.
ruТом разбил Мэрину дорогую китайскую вазу эпохи Мин. — Wezel
deTom hat Marias teure chinesische Mingvase zu Bruch gehen lassen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Chih-ming’s insane — he always wins the last round in mahjong.
Ming called her friend yesterday evening.
Ming called her friend last night.
Did Ming's father play tennis yesterday?
Origin
From Mandarin 明 (Míng).From Mandarin 明 (Míng).
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Forms
plural: MingsSynonyms
1 synonyms- the imperial dynasty of China from 1368 to 1644:Ming dynasty
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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