Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
本命
běnmìng
Description
"本命"是指在比赛或选择中，大家最看好、最有可能成功的人或东西。
"本命" refers to the person or thing most favored and likely to succeed in a competition or choice.
现在很多年轻人也用它来说自己最喜欢、最想要的人或东西。
Nowadays, many young people also use it to refer to their favorite or most desired person or thing.
Meanings
本命běnmìng
favorite or top pick to win or succeed
他是这次比赛的本命。
He is the favorite to win this competition.
本命běnmìng
one's absolute favorite person or thing
这个歌手是我的本命。
This singer is my favorite.
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Notes
- Etymology
本 (original/one's own) + 命 (life/fate); modern favorite-sense influenced by Japanese 本命 (honmei).
- Nuance
fan-culture use means "ultimate bias/favorite"; sports use means the odds-on favorite.
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