誉为

譽為

yùwéi

verb #34,182

Meanings

1 to be praised as
2 to be hailed as
3 to be acclaimed as

Characters

praise; reputation

Examples

HSK 5

他被誉为当代最伟大的小说家。

Tā bèi yùwéi dāngdài zuì wěidà de xiǎoshuōjiā.

He is hailed as the greatest novelist of our time.

HSK 7-9

桂林山水被誉为甲天下。

Guìlín shānshuǐ bèi yùwéi jiǎ tiānxià.

Guilin's landscape is acclaimed as the finest under heaven.

Tips

grammar

誉为 almost always appears in the passive structure 被誉为 X (bèi yùwéi X, 'is acclaimed as X'). It introduces an honorific epithet, never a neutral description - reserved for high praise.

register

Formal, common in news, biographies, and tourism copy. Compare with 称为 (chēngwéi, 'be called'), which is neutral; 誉为 always carries praise.

Stroke Order

誉 yù

为 wéi