Difference between revisions of "Expressing "in the name of" with "yi... de mingyi""

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以 (yǐ) ... 名义 (míngyì) is used to represent someone or something. This grammar pattern expresses "in the name of..."

This structure is similar to the English "in the name of the..." as in "in the name of the people."

以 + Subj. + 名义

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 以 (yǐ) ... 名义 (míngyì) is used to represent someone or something. This grammar pattern expresses "in the name of..."
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-== Examples ==
-<div class="liju">
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-* <em>以</em>个人自由的<em>名义</em>，我们反对政府的新法律。<span class="trans">In the name of personal freedom, we oppose the government's new law.</span>
-* 很多学生们<em>以</em>研究的<em>名义</em>去别的国家旅行。<span class="trans">Many students travel to other countries in the name of research.</span>
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 == Sources and further reading ==
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 === Books ===
 {{Source|Anything Goes (无所不谈)|223}}
-[[Category:  grammar points]]
-{{Basic Grammar|一旦|B2|一旦⋯⋯，就⋯⋯|<em>一旦</em> 我 找 好 的 工作，我 就 会 安心。|grammar point|ASGU3ZV1}}
-{{Rel char|就}}
-{{Similar|"Only if" with "zhiyou"}}
-{{Similar|"If…, then…" with "ruguo…, jiu…"}}
-{{Similar|Events in quick succession with "yi... jiu"}}
-{{Used for|Indicating cause and effect}}
-{{Used for|Indicating conditions}}
-{{Structure|Conditional Statements}}