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著名

zhù míng

HSK 4 2-character word

What 著名 means

1. famous
2. noted
3. well-known
4. celebrated

The characters in 著名

• 著zhùto make known; to show; to prove
• 名míngname; noun (part of speech); place (e.g. among winners)

Example sentences

• 他是个著名的画家。
  Tā shì gè zhùmíng de huàjiā.
  He is a famous painter.
• 她是一个著名的歌手。
  Tā shì yī gè zhùmíng de gēshǒu.
  She is a well-known singer.
• 他是一位著名的作曲家。
  Tā shì yī wèi zhùmíng de zuòqǔjiā.
  He is a famous composer.
• 他是一位著名的棒球选手。
  Tā shì yī wèi zhùmíng de bàngqiú xuǎnshǒu.
  He is a famous baseball player.
• 科比是一个著名的港口城市。
  Kēbǐ shì yī gè zhùmíng de gǎngkǒuchéngshì.
  Kobe is famous as a port city.
• 著名的酒店几乎被大火烧毁了。
  Zhùmíng de jiǔdiàn jīhū bèi dàhuǒ shāohuǐ le.
  The famous hotel was practically destroyed by a large fire.

Sounds the same

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

• 注明to clearly indicate