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有名
yǒumíng
1. famous
2. well-known
HSK 3 Very Common • Top 4%

Character Breakdown

有
yǒu
to have, to own, to possess; to exist
HSK 1 6 丶
名
míng
name; position, rank, title
HSK 1 6 丶

Compound Words (5)

固有名词
gùyǒumíngcí
proper noun
专有名词
zhuānyǒumíngcí
proper noun
师出有名
shīchūyǒumíng
lit. to have sufficient reason to send troops (idiom)
有名亡实
yǒumíngwángshí
lit. has a name but no reality (idiom); exists only in name
有名无实
yǒumíngwúshí
lit. has a name but no reality (idiom); exists only in name

Example Sentences (2)

贵公司不但很有名，而且工作环境好。
Guì gōngsī búdàn hěn yǒumíng, érqiě gōngzuò huánjìng hǎo.
Your company is not only very famous, but also has a good work environment.
Text 3
我先去看了黄河，黄河是中国有名的大河，我坐在船上，一边看一边照相。
Wǒ xiān qù kàn le huáng hé, huáng hé shì zhōngguó yǒumíng de dàhé, wǒ zuò zài chuán shàng, yìbiān kàn yìbiān zhàoxiàng.
I went to see the Yellow River first. The Yellow River is a famous big river in China. I sat on a boat, looking and taking photos at the same time.
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Metadata

Category
Chinese
Word Frequency Rank
3,168 of 84,292