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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 远近闻名

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
远近闻名 yuǎn jìn wén míng - to be known far and wide
- to be well-known

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 42,317 38,027 59,213

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
yuǎn- far
- distant
- remote
- (intensifier in a comparison) by far
- much (lower etc)
yuàn- to distance oneself from (classical)
jìn- near
- close to
- approximately
wén- surname Wen
wén- to hear
- news
- well-known
- famous
- reputation
- fame
- to smell
- to sniff at
míng- name
- noun (part of speech)
- place (e.g. among winners)
- famous
- classifier for people

Other Words Containing 远近闻名

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Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
远近闻名 - 9 42,317 38,027 59,213