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HSK
name (of a person or thing) / CL: 個|个
HSK 1
name (of a thing) / name (of an organization)
HSK 2
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  *名* | 名* | *名
name / noun (part of speech) / place (e.g. among winners) / famous / classifier for people
HSK 2
list of names
HSK 2
(business) card
HSK 4
personage / celebrity
HSK 4
erhua variant of 名牌
HSK 4
quota / number of places / place (in an institution, a group etc)
HSK 6
fame / reputation / honor / honorary / emeritus (of retired professor)
HSK 6
name / titular / nominal / in name / ostensible purpose
HSK 6
a place famous for its scenery or historical relics / scenic spot / CL: 處|处
HSK 6
saying / famous remark
HSK 7-9
not just in name only, but also in reality (idiom) / aptly named / worthy of the name
HSK 7-9
reputation
HSK 7-9
famous and valuable / rare / precious
HSK 7-9
masterpiece
HSK 7-9
fame and profit
HSK 7-9
name / designation / item / rubric / (formal usage) fame
famous mountain
famous / of good reputation
renown / prestige
roll (of names) / register / CL:
School of Logicians of the Warring States Period (475-220 BC), also called the School of Names
renowned expert / master (of an art or craft)
excellent quality / outstanding (product) / abbr. for 名牌優質|名牌优质 / (old) famous actor or actress
(linguistics) noun / term (name for a concept)
famous doctor
famous general / (sports) renowned athlete
famous family / prestigious house
directory
famous master / great teacher
to rank (number 1, or third last etc) / to be among (those who are in a particular group)
under sb's name
gentry / celebrities
famous brand / nameplate / name tag
name; title / good reputation
famous prime minister (in ancient China) / names and appearances (Buddhism)
staple / name-brand product
to rank among the best
reputation; fame
MG Motor (car manufacturer)
oft-quoted phrase; famous line
Nagoya, city in Japan
(archaic term) logic
(idiom) to live up to one's famous name; its reputation is well deserved
in a way that justifies the use of the term / genuine / proper / in a way that conforms to logic / justifiable / appropriate / perfectly legitimate
rank / title
(lit.) name not encountered in the classics / unknown (person) / nobody
a person's status
the name does not reflect the reality (idiom); more in name than in fact / Reality does not live up to the name. / Excellent theory, but the practice does not bear it out.
world famous
both fame and fortune (idiom) / both virtue and reward
offspring a famous family (idiom); good breeding / blue blood
the name remains, but the reality is gone (idiom)
reputation
the girl is already taken (idiom)
historical sites and scenic spots
A famous teacher trains a fine student (idiom). A cultured man will have a deep influence on his successors.
to be thoroughly discredited / to fall into disrepute
(grammar) number plus classifier / household (in census)
lit. to fall behind Sun Shan 孫山|孙山 (who came last in the imperial examination) (idiom) / fig. to fail an exam / to fall behind (in a competition)
the name does not correspond to reality (idiom); it doesn't live up to its reputation
to achieve fame among one's contemporaries (idiom); temporary or local celebrity
young lady of note; debutante
name and reality / how sth is portrayed and what it is actually like
position in a ranking of names / place / rank
register of names / roll
to express / to describe
reputation and integrity
famous courtesan
masterpiece / famous work
item (in a program of entertainments) / trick (act of mischief) / worthwhile result / accomplishment / sth significant but not immediately apparent / sth more than meets the eye
copyright / rights to a trademark
famous actor or actress (Chinese opera)
(idiom) the shackles of fame and fortune
taboo name (e.g. of emperor)
name / fame
master / famous artist or sportsman
famous city
Vanity Fair (novel and magazine title)
competitive environment where individuals vie for recognition and material gain
a famous wine
renowned senior figure; luminary; legend (in academia, sport etc)
to be called / to be known as
(idiom) to refer to sth by the name its owners use / to refer to a place by the name its inhabitants use (e.g. refer to Seoul as 首爾|首尔 rather than 漢城|汉城)
fame and position / official rank
(old) a person of literary talent; a celebrity (esp. a distinguished literary person having no official post)
name card / business card
famous dishes / specialty dishes
famous piece of writing
name service
famous mountains and great rivers
lit. reputation will go down in history (idiom); fig. achievements will earn eternal glory
variant of 名宿
famous actor
well-known commentator / talking head / pundit / prominent TV or radio host
erhua variant of 名角
famous song / well-known piece of music
visiting card / name card
called / named

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