美名

měimíng

noun #30,601

Meanings

1 good name
2 good reputation
3 complimentary epithet

Characters

beautiful / good

name / reputation

Examples

苏州素有'人间天堂'的美名。

Sūzhōu sù yǒu 'rénjiān tiāntáng' de měimíng.

Suzhou has long been known by the flattering name 'paradise on earth'.

他为家族争得了美名。

Tā wèi jiāzú zhēng dé le měimíng.

He won a good reputation for his family.

Tips

usage

Often appears in the pattern 素有X的美名 ('has long been known by the flattering name X') — used to introduce a city's, person's, or product's celebrated nickname. Example: 杭州素有'人间天堂'的美名 ('Hangzhou has long borne the lovely epithet "paradise on earth"').

Stroke Order

美 měi

名 míng