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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 有名无实

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
有名无实 yǒu míng wú shí - lit. has a name but no reality (idiom); exists only in name
- nominal

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
- - 41,335 59,211 70,858

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
yǒu- to have; there is
- (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意[you3yi4] intentional)
míng- name
- noun (part of speech)
- place (e.g. among winners)
- famous
- classifier for people
- used in 南無|南无[na1mo2]
- not to have
- no
- none
- not
- to lack
- un-
- -less
shí- real
- true
- honest
- really
- solid
- fruit
- seed
- definitely

Other Words Containing 有名无实

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
有名无实 - - 41,335 59,211 70,858