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Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary
- 闻名 [wénmíng]
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1.
well-known; famous; renowned
- 闻名全国
- well-known throughout the country
- 世界闻名
- world-famous; world-renowned
- 我们县的丝绸工业闻名全国。
- 这就是世界闻名的万里长城。
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2.
be familiar with somebody's name; know somebody by repute
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well-known; famous; renowned
Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary
- 闻名 [wénmíng]
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听到别人的名字或名声
- 闻名不如见面。
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有名气
- 闻名于世。
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听到别人的名字或名声
Examples
- 他以能说会道闻名于工商界。
- He earned a reputation in business circles for having a ready and eloquent tongue. → 能说会道
- 闻名全国
- well-known throughout the country → 闻名
- 世界闻名
- world-famous; world-renowned → 闻名
- 这所学校以具有良好的校风闻名。
- The school boasts of excellent school spirit. → 校风
- 远近闻名
- be known far and wide; be widely known → 远近
- 遐迩闻名
- be known far and wide; enjoy widespread renown → 迩
- 阿拉伯地毯是世界闻名的精美编织品。 → 编织
- 他是一位远近闻名的能人。 → 能
- 这个县以批售苗木而闻名。 → 批售
- 我们县的丝绸工业闻名全国。 → 闻名
Collocations
- 闻名已久
- to be well known for a long time
- 闻名不如见面
- to know a person from their reputation is not as good as meeting them face to face
- 闻名全国
- to be well-known throughout the nation
- 闻名遐迩
- to enjoy widespread renown
- 天下闻名
- well-known
- 举世闻名
- world famous
- 闻名人物
- well-known people
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