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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 名不虚传
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 名不虚传 | míng bù xū chuán | - (idiom) to live up to one's famous name; its reputation is well deserved |
List Ranking:
Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.
| HSK 2 Level (2012) | HSK 3 Band (2022) | SUBTLEX-CH | BeijingUni Global | BeijingUni Weibo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | 28,871 | 32,740 | 21,814 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 名 | míng | - name - noun (part of speech) - place (e.g. among winners) - famous - classifier for people |
| 不 | bù | - no; not so - (bound form) not; un- |
| 虚 | xū | - emptiness - void - abstract theory or guiding principles - empty or unoccupied - diffident or timid - false - humble or modest - (of health) weak - virtual - in vain |
| 传 | chuán | - to pass on - to spread - to transmit - to infect - to transfer - to circulate - to conduct (electricity) |
| 传 | zhuàn | - biography - historical narrative - commentaries - relay station |
Other Words Containing 名不虚传
Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.
| Word | HSK 2 Level (2012) | HSK 3 Band (2022) | SUBTLEX-CH | BeijingUni Global | BeijingUni Weibo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 名不虚传 | - | - | 28,871 | 32,740 | 21,814 |