名副其实

名副其實

míngfù-qíshí

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Meanings

HSK 3

他是一位名副其实的专家。

Tā shì yí wèi míngfù-qíshí de zhuānjiā.

He is an expert who truly deserves the title.

HSK 5

这家餐厅是名副其实的米其林水平。

Zhè jiā cāntīng shì míngfù-qíshí de Mǐqílín shuǐpíng.

This restaurant truly lives up to its Michelin-level reputation.

usage

名副其实 is always positive or neutral. Its opposite is 名不副实, meaning 'not living up to one's name.' Both are common in formal and written Chinese.

名 míng

副 fù

其 qí

实 shí