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Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

有名 [yǒumíng]
  1. 1. well-known; famous; celebrated
    有名的科学家
    a celebrated scientist

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

有名 [yǒumíng]
  1. 1. 名字为很多人所熟知的;出了名的
    赫赫有名
    有名的企业家。

Examples

他是本地有名的财主。
He's one of the well-known rich men in these parts.
他在外科手术上是有名的高手。
He's a well-known master-hand in surgery.
赫赫有名的人物
an illustrious personage
那个委员会有名无实。
That committee exists only in name.
有名的战例
a famous battle
他是历史上有名的暗弱昏君。
He is notorious for being a foolish emperor.
他是位有名的白案师傅。
He is a well-known chef of staple foods.
隔壁的大嫂是附近有名的包打听。
The woman who lives next door loves gossip very much.
他是西班牙足球队有名的边锋。
He is a famous Wing for a Spanish football team.

Word Decomposition


[yǒu]
+
[míng]

nciku Note

著名 vs. 有名

著名 vs. 有名
zhùmíng vs. yǒumíng

Both words are adjectives indicating that the name is known by a lot of people. Both can function as attributive and predicate. 有名 is colloquial and can be an adverbial, it can also be used in a derogatory sense.

(1) 李白是中国古代著名有名)的浪漫主义诗人。
(2) 这一带的风景是著名有名)。
(3) 这就是有名著名)的北京烤鸭。
(4) 他是当地有名的无赖。

Example (4) is derogatory and very colloquial, therefore 著名 cannot be used.

两个形容词都表示又名生活名字为很多人知道,一般做定语和谓语。“有名”用于口语,并且可作状语,有时可含贬义。
例(4) 含贬义,而且很口语化,所以不能用“著名”替代。

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