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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 名正言顺

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
名正言顺 míng zhèng yán shùn - in a way that justifies the use of the term
- genuine
- proper
- in a way that conforms to logic
- justifiable
- appropriate
- perfectly legitimate

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
- - 30,614 30,098 31,618

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
míng- name
- noun (part of speech)
- place (e.g. among winners)
- famous
- classifier for people
zhēng- first month of the lunar year
zhèng- straight
- upright
- proper
- main
- principal
- to correct
- to rectify
- exactly
- just (at that time)
- right (in that place)
- (math.) positive
yán- words
- speech
- to say
- to talk
shùn- to obey
- to follow
- to arrange
- to make reasonable
- along
- favorable

Other Words Containing 名正言顺

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
名正言顺 - - 30,614 30,098 31,618