令誉

令譽
lìngyù
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 honourable reputation
  2. 2 good name

Examples

HSK 7-9
Tā yìshēng wéihù jiāzú de lìngyù.
All his life he upheld his family's good name.
HSK 7-9
Zhèwèi lǎo xuézhě xiǎngyǒu qīnglián de lìngyù.
The old scholar enjoys a reputation for incorruptibility.

Tips

register
Highly literary. The 令 here is the classical honorific 'fine, esteemed' (same as in 令尊 'your esteemed father'), and 誉 is 'reputation'. In modern speech you'd say 美誉 or 好名声. Reserve 令誉 for written tributes, eulogies, and historical-style writing.

Stroke Order

令 lìng
誉 yù