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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 沽名钓誉

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
沽名钓誉 gū míng diào yù - to angle for fame (idiom)
- to fish for compliments

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
- 9 50,382 63,942 43,497

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
沽 gū- abbr. for Tianjin 天津 (also 津沽)
沽 gū- to buy
- to sell
名 míng- name
- noun (part of speech)
- place (e.g. among winners)
- famous
- classifier for people
钓 diào- to fish with a hook and line; to angle
誉 yù- to praise
- to acclaim
- reputation

Other Words Containing 沽名钓誉

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
沽名钓誉 - 9 50,382 63,942 43,497