名城
míng chéng
Pinyin
Definition
名城
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- famous city
Character Decomposition
Related Words (20)
- 1 name
- 2 noun (part of speech)
- 3 place (e.g. among winners)
- 4 famous
- 5 classifier for people
- 1 to make one's name
- 2 to become famous
Idioms (20)
久仰大名
- 1 I have been looking forward to meeting you for a long time (idiom)
久慕盛名
- 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.
倾国倾城
- 1 lit. capable of causing the downfall of a city or state (idiom)
- 2 fig. (of a woman) devastatingly beautiful
- 3 also written 傾城傾國|倾城倾国[qīng chéng qīng guó]
倾城倾国
- 1 lit. capable of causing the downfall of a city or state (idiom)
- 2 fig. (of a woman) devastatingly beautiful
兵临城下
- 1 soldiers at the city walls (idiom); fig. at a critical juncture
Sample Sentences
南京是历史名城,风景的话一般般。
Nanjing is a city that's famous for its history. As for the scenery, it's just all right.