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名誉

míng yù

Old HSK 6 HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word Traditional 名譽

名誉 (míng yù) means "fame; reputation; honor". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was HSK 6 in the old six-level list.

What 名誉 means

1. fame
2. reputation
3. honor
4. honorary
5. emeritus (of retired professor)

The characters in 名誉

• 名míngname; noun (part of speech); place (e.g. among winners)
• 誉yùto praise; to acclaim; reputation

Example sentences

• 我觉得我的名誉受到了威胁。
  Wǒ juéde wǒ de míngyù shòudào le wēixié.
  I felt that my honor was at stake.
• 尽管有金钱和名誉，他还是不幸福。
  Jǐnguǎn yǒu jīnqián hé míngyù, tā háishi bù xìngfú.
  Even with all his wealth and fame, he's unhappy.

Words starting with 名誉

• 名誉博士míng yù bó shìhonorary doctorate; Doctor Honoris Causae
• 名誉学位míng yù xué wèihonorary degree; academic degree Honoris Causa
• 名誉扫地míng yù sǎo dìto be thoroughly discredited; to fall into disrepute

Words containing 名誉

• 不名誉bù míng yùdisreputable; disgraceful
• 恢复名誉huī fù míng yùto rehabilitate; to regain one's good name

Sounds the same

Read míng yù, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 明喻simile

Where 名誉 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of HSK 6 Vocabulary · mǐn (HSK 6), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

Go deeper

• Every HSK 6 word, with the rest of its level.
• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read míng yù correctly.
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