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Meaning of Chinese names

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  Depending on dialect, the word could be spelled as (Bach, Bak, Pai, Pak, Peh). [bai] is also a Chinese surname. It means "white", "unblemished", "bright", "clear", "pure". [bai bai] means "in vain, for no purpose", [bai jin] refers to "platinum".

Depending on dialect, the word could be spelled as (Bach, Bak, Pai, Pak, Peh) It means "hundred", "numerous". [bai fen] means "percentage", [bai xing] means "common people".

Depending on dialect, the word could be spelled as (Bach, Bak, Pai, Pak, Peh). It refers to the "cypress" tree.

Depending on dialect, the word could be spelled as (Boon). It means "class", "team".  [ban ji] refers to "grade", [tong ban] means "in the same class".

  Depending on dialect, the word could be spelled as (Bong). It means "nation", "state", "country". [bang jiao] refers to "diplomatic relation", [lian bang] is a "federation"; more commonly used for males.

  Depending on dialect, the word could be spelled as (Boh, Bow)[bao] is also a Chinese surname. It means "contain", "include". [bao ban] means "handle everything", [bao cang] means "conceal", [bao gong] is a "contractor".

  Depending on dialect, the word could be spelled as (Boh, Bow).  It means "bud", "calyx"; more commonly used for females.

  Depending on dialect, the word could be spelled as (Boh, Bow).   It means "praise".

Depending on dialect, the word could be spelled as (Boh, Bow, Poh). It means to "protect", "defend", "insure", "guarantee", "maintain", "hold", "keep", "guard". [bao an] refers to "security", [bao biao] means "body guard", [bao cun] means "preserve", "maintain".

Depending on dialect, the word could be spelled as (Boh, Bow, Poh). It means "luxuriant growth", "dense foliage".

, Depending on dialect, the word could be spelled as (Boh, Bow, Poh). It means "treasure", "precious". [bao bei] means "darling", "something treasured', [bao shi] is "gemstone", [bao zuo] refers to the "throne".

, Depending on dialect, the word could be spelled as (Boh, Bow, Poh). It means "well fed", "full". [bao he] means "saturated', [bao xue] refers to someone who "did a lot of study", "highly educated".

 It means "north".  [bei jing] refers to "Beijing" or "Peking", [xi bei] means "North West".

It means "equip", "prepare", "get ready", "provide".  [bei an] means "put on record", [bei cha] means "preparing for future reference", [zhun bei] means "getting ready", "preparation".

It means "shell", "valuables".  [bei ke] means "sea shells", [bao bei] means "treasures", "valuable things", [kao bei] means "make a duplicate copy".

Depending on dialect, the word could be spelled as (Boon). It means "basis", "foundation", "origin", "source", "root", "fundamental", "this". [ben neng] refers to "instinct", [ben ren] refers to the "person himself/herself", [ke ben] means "text book".

, Depending on dialect, the word could be spelled as (Biew). It means "sign", "mark", "label", "indication". [biao ben] means "specimen", "sample", [biao dian] means "punctuate", [biao yu] is a "slogan".

Depending on dialect, the word could be spelled as (Bing).  It means "courteous", "refined", "urbane".  [bīn bīn yǒu lǐ] refers to someone "refined, courteous".

Depending on dialect, the word could be spelled as (Bin, Peng).  It means "ice". [bing bao] means "hail stone", [bing dong] means "freeze", [bing shan] is an "iceberg".

Depending on dialect, the word could be spelled as (Bin, Peng).  It means "bright", "brilliant", "luminous".

Depending on dialect, the word could be spelled as (Ba, Pa, Pek).  It refers to "father's elder brother" or polite address to an elderly man.  [bo bo] is "father's elder brother" or "polite address to an elderly man", [bo mu] refers to an aunt [wife of bo bo].

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