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

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.

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 wèi