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Definition(s) for: 名不见经传

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
名不见经传 míng bù jiàn jīng zhuàn - (lit.) name not encountered in the classics
- unknown (person)
- nobody

List Ranking for: 名不见经传

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2025) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 33,231 31,351 50,758

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-
见 jiàn- to see
- to meet
- to appear (to be sth)
- to interview
- opinion
- view
见 xiàn- to appear
- also written 現|现[xian4]
经 jīng- surname Jing
经 jīng- classics
- sacred book
- scripture
- to pass through
- to undergo
- to bear
- to endure
- warp (textile)
- longitude
- menstruation
- channel (TCM)
- abbr. for economics 經濟|经济[jing1 ji4]
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 名不见经传

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 (2025) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
名不见经传 - - 33,231 31,351 50,758