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久闻大名
jiǔ wén dà míng
Pinyin
Definition
久闻大名
-
jiǔ wén dà míng
your name has been known to me for a long time (polite)
Character Decomposition
久
勹
㇏
闻
门
耳
大
大
名
夕
口
Related Words
(20)
久
jiǔ
1
(long) time
2
(long) duration of time
名
míng
1
name
2
noun (part of speech)
3
place (e.g. among winners)
4
famous
5
classifier for people
名字
míng zi
1
name (of a person or thing)
2
CL:個|个[gè]
大
dà
1
big
2
huge
3
large
4
major
5
great
6
wide
7
deep
8
older (than)
9
oldest
10
eldest
11
greatly
12
very much
13
(dialect) father
14
father's elder or younger brother
大吉
dà jí
1
very auspicious
2
extremely lucky
大家
dà jiā
1
everyone
2
influential family
3
great expert
大奖
dà jiǎng
1
prize
2
award
大话骰
dà huà tóu
1
liar's dice (dice game)
大运
Dà yùn
1
Mandate of Heaven
2
the Grand Canal, 1800 km from Beijing to Hangzhou, built starting from 486 BC
3
usually written 大運河|大运河[Dà Yùn hé]
好久
hǎo jiǔ
1
quite a while
排名
pái míng
1
to rank (1st, 2nd etc)
2
ranking
一大早
yī dà zǎo
1
at dawn
2
at first light
3
first thing in the morning
不久
bù jiǔ
1
not long (after)
2
before too long
3
soon
4
soon after
久久
jiǔ jiǔ
1
for a very long time
久违
jiǔ wéi
1
(haven't done sth) for a long time
2
a long time since we last met
久远
jiǔ yuǎn
1
old
2
ancient
3
far away
亚历山大
Yà lì shān dà
1
Alexander (name)
2
Alexandria (town name)
人大
Rén dà
1
(Chinese) National People's Congress (abbr. for 全國人民代表大會|全国人民代表大会[Quán guó Rén mín Dài biǎo Dà huì])
2
Renmin University of China (abbr. for 中國人民大學|中国人民大学[Zhōng guó Rén mín Dà xué])
伟大
wěi dà
1
huge
2
great
3
grand
4
worthy of the greatest admiration
5
important (contribution etc)
出名
chū míng
1
well-known for sth
2
to become well known
3
to make one's mark
Idioms
(20)
不识大体
bù shí dà tǐ
1
to fail to see the larger issue (idiom)
2
to fail to grasp the big picture
久仰大名
jiǔ yǎng dà míng
1
I have been looking forward to meeting you for a long time (idiom)
久慕盛名
jiǔ mù shèng míng
1
I've admired your reputation for a long time (idiom); I've been looking forward to meeting you.
2
It's an honor to meet you at last.
久病成良医
jiǔ bìng chéng liáng yī
1
long illness makes the patient into a good doctor (idiom)
久经考验
jiǔ jīng kǎo yàn
1
well tested (idiom); seasoned
2
veteran
以小挤大
yǐ xiǎo jǐ dà
1
minor projects eclipse major ones (idiom)
元恶大憝
yuán è dà duì
1
arch-criminal and archenemy (idiom)
冒名顶替
mào míng dǐng tì
1
to assume sb's name and take his place (idiom); to impersonate
2
to pose under a false name
冒大不韪
mào dà bù wěi
1
to face opprobrium (idiom)
分久必合,合久必分
fēn jiǔ bì hé , hé jiǔ bì fēn
1
lit. that which is long divided must unify, and that which is long unified must divide (idiom, from 三國演義|三国演义[Sān guó Yǎn yì])
2
fig. things are constantly changing
功名利禄
gōng míng lì lù
1
position and wealth (idiom); rank, fame and fortune
功成名就
gōng chéng míng jiù
1
to win success and recognition (idiom)
吃大锅饭
chī dà guō fàn
1
lit. to eat from the common pot (idiom)
2
fig. to be rewarded the same, regardless of performance
吃饭皇帝大
chī fàn huáng dì dà
1
eating comes first, then comes everything else (idiom) (Tw)
名不副实
míng bù fù shí
1
the name does not reflect the reality (idiom); more in name than in fact
2
Reality does not live up to the name.
3
Excellent theory, but the practice does not bear it out.
名不符实
míng bù fú shí
1
the name does not correspond to reality (idiom); it doesn't live up to its reputation
名不虚传
míng bù xū chuán
1
lit. name is not in vain (idiom); a fully justified reputation
2
enjoys a well-deserved reputation
名利双收
míng lì shuāng shōu
1
both fame and fortune (idiom)
2
both virtue and reward
名副其实
míng fù qí shí
1
not just in name only, but also in reality (idiom)
名噪一时
míng zào yī shí
1
to achieve fame among one's contemporaries (idiom); temporary or local celebrity
Sample Sentences