慕名

mùmíng

verb #57,956

Meanings

1 to be drawn by the reputation (of a person or place)
2 out of admiration for someone's fame

Characters

fame; reputation

Examples

HSK 6

她慕名拜访了这位老画家。

Tā mùmíng bàifǎng le zhè wèi lǎo huàjiā.

Having long admired his work, she went to visit the old painter.

HSK 7-9

很多游客慕名来到这家老字号。

Hěnduō yóukè mùmíng láidào zhè jiā lǎozìhào.

Many tourists come to this time-honoured shop because of its name.

Tips

usage

慕名 almost always comes right before a verb of coming or visiting: 慕名而来 "to come because of the fame", 慕名前往 "to go there because of the fame", 慕名拜访 "to call on someone one admires". 慕 is "to admire" and 名 is "fame".

Stroke Order

慕 mù

名 míng