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闻名

wén míng

HSK 3.0 level 6 2-character word Traditional 聞名

闻名 (wén míng) means "well-known; famous; renowned". It is an HSK 3.0 level 6 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 闻名 means

1. well-known
2. famous
3. renowned
4. eminent

The characters in 闻名

• 闻wénto hear; news; well-known
• 名míngname; noun (part of speech); place (e.g. among winners)

Example sentences

• 韩国菜以辛辣闻名。
  Hánguó cài yǐ xīnlà wénmíng.
  Korean food is noted for its spicy flavor.
• 日本以富士山闻名。
  Japan is famous for Mt. Fuji.
• 他以一个伟大的诗人闻名。
  Tā yǐ yī gè wěidà de shīrén wénmíng.
  He is known as a great poet.
• 罗马以其古代建筑而闻名。
  Luómǎ yǐ qí gǔdài jiànzhù ér wénmíng.
  Rome is famous for its ancient architecture.
• 十和田湖以它的美丽闻名。
  Shí Hétián hú yǐ tā de měilì wénmíng.
  Lake Towada is famous for its beauty.
• 这个地方以风景优美闻名。
  This place is famous for its scenic beauty.

Words starting with 闻名

• 闻名于世wén míng yú shìworld-famous
• 闻名遐迩wén míng xiá ěr(idiom) to be famous far and wide
• 闻名不如见面wén míng bù rú jiàn miànknowing sb by their reputation can't compare to meeting them in person (idiom)

Words containing 闻名

• 举世闻名jǔ shì wén míngworld-famous (idiom)
• 远近闻名yuǎn jìn wén míngto be known far and wide; to be well-known
• 世界闻名shì jiè wén míngworld famous
• 遐迩闻名xiá ěr wén míngsee 闻名遐迩

Sounds the same

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

• 文明civilized; civilization; culture

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• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read wén míng correctly.
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