名声

名聲

míngshēng

noun HSK 7-9 #4,311

Meanings

1 reputation
2 fame

Characters

Examples

他的名声不太好。

Tā de míngshēng bùtàihǎo.

His reputation is not very good.

这家公司在业内名声很好。

Zhèjiā gōngsī zài yè nèi míngshēng hěn hǎo.

This company has a very good reputation in the industry.

Tips

usage

名声 can be either good or bad — unlike 名气 which tends to be neutral/positive. 名声不好 (bad reputation) is very common, while you would not say 名气不好.

Stroke Order

名 míng

声 shēng