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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 名存实亡

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
名存实亡 míng cún shí wáng - the name remains, but the reality is gone (idiom)

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
- - 61,168 46,312 62,280

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
míng- name
- noun (part of speech)
- place (e.g. among winners)
- famous
- classifier for people
cún- to exist
- to deposit
- to store
- to keep
- to survive
shí- real
- true
- honest
- really
- solid
- fruit
- seed
- definitely
wáng- to die
- to lose
- to be gone
- to flee
- deceased
wáng- old variant of 亡[wang2]

Other Words Containing 名存实亡

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Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
名存实亡 - - 61,168 46,312 62,280