How to say “famous” in Chinese
famous
“Famous” in Chinese is 有名, yǒu míng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
有名 is read yǒu míng: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
A hand holding a piece of meat: “I have”.
夕 “evening” and 口 “mouth”: in the dark you say your name aloud.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “有名”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 有名. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 这是一家有名的饭馆zhèshìyìjiāyǒumíngdefànguǎnThis is a famous restaurant.
- 他是一位有名的画家。tāshìyíwèiyǒumíngdehuàjiāHe's a famous painter.
- 他是世界有名的画家tāshìshìjièyǒumíngdehuàjiāHe's a world-famous painter.
- 这条街的小吃很有名zhètiáojiēdexiǎochīhěnyǒumíngThe street food on this street is famous.
- 这个城市有很多有名的景点。zhègechéngshìyǒuhěnduōyǒumíngdejǐngdiǎnThis city has many famous sights.
- 这是他最有名的作品zhèshìtāzuìyǒumíngdezuòpǐnThis is his most famous work.
More words from the lesson “Photos to remember”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “famous” in Chinese?
“Famous” in Chinese is 有名, pinyin yǒumíng.
What does 有名 mean?
有名 (yǒumíng) means “famous”.
How do you write 有名?
有名 is 2 characters: 有 (yǒu) — have, there is; 名 (míng) — name. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 有名?
有名 is read yǒumíng. Tones: yǒu — third tone, míng — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“famous” in the lesson “Photos to remember”
This word is from the topic “Leisure, sports, culture” of HSK 3. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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