名副其实

名副其實

míngfù-qíshí

idiom HSK 7-9 #14,085

Meanings

HSK 4

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.

HSK 5

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.

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