成名
chéng míng
Pinyin

Definition

成名
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chéng míng
  1. to make one's name
  2. to become famous

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

名
míng
  1. 1 name
  2. 2 noun (part of speech)
  3. 3 place (e.g. among winners)
  4. 4 famous
  5. 5 classifier for people
名字
míng zi
  1. 1 name (of a person or thing)
  2. 2 classifier: 个 gè
完成
wán chéng
  1. 1 to complete
  2. 2 to accomplish
成
Chéng
  1. 1 surname Cheng
成功
Chéng gōng
  1. 1 Chenggong or Chengkung town in Taitung County 臺東縣|台东县[Tái dōng Xiàn], southeast Taiwan

Idioms (20)

一失足成千古恨
yī shī zú chéng qiān gǔ hèn
  1. 1 a single slip may cause everlasting sorrow (idiom)
一成不变
yī chéng bù biàn
  1. 1 nothing much changes (idiom); always the same
  2. 2 stuck in a rut
一语成谶
yī yǔ chéng chèn
  1. 1 (idiom) to have one's words turn out to be (tragically) prophetic
一雨成秋
yī yǔ chéng qiū
  1. 1 a sudden shower towards the end of summer brings an abrupt arrival of autumn (idiom)
三五成群
sān wǔ chéng qún
  1. 1 in groups of three or four (idiom)

Sample Sentences

太毁人三观了…怪不得有句话说，在未来每个人都能成名十五分钟。这个年代只要你敢就能成为网红。
tài huǐ rén sānguān le …guàibude yǒu jù huà shuō ，zài wèilái měi ge rén dōu néng chéngmíng shíwǔ fēnzhōng 。zhège niándài zhǐyào nǐ gǎn jiù néng chéngwéi wǎnghóng 。
That’s quite disturbing in terms of ethics and values… no wonder there is that saying, everyone can be famous for fifteen minutes.
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能不能别总在那儿一本正经地胡说八道，说点有用的，我自问也是挺努力上进的人，明明知道这辈子要出人头地应该是没指望了，可是内心却还是有点儿小悸动渴望着功成名就呀。
néngbùnéng bié zǒng zài nàr yīběnzhèngjing de húshuōbādào ，shuō diǎnr yǒuyòngde ，wǒ zì wèn yě shì tǐng nǔlì shàngjìn de rén ，míngmíng míng zhīdào zhèbèizi yào chūréntóudì yīnggāi shì méi zhǐwàng le ，kěshì nèixīn què háishì yǒudiǎnr xiǎo jìdòng kěwàng zhe gōngchéngmíngjiù ya 。
Can you not with the deadpan nonsense? Say something useful. Asking questions of myself is also me trying my best to improve myself. Although I'm clear in the knowledge that in this lifetime I've got no hope of standing out, inside I still have hunger for success and fame.
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假使卢梭当日所画的不是雄狮逼视着梦中的浪子，而是猛虎在细嗅含苞的蔷薇，我相信，这幅画同样会成为杰作。惜乎卢梭逝世，而萨松尚未成名。
jiǎshǐ Lú Suō dāngrì suǒ huà de bùshì xióngshī bīshì zhe mèng zhōng de làngzǐ ，érshì měng hǔ zài xì xiù hánbāo de qiángwēi ，wǒ xiāngxìn ，zhè fú huà tóngyàng huì chéngwéi jiézuò 。xíhū Lú Suō shìshì ，ér Sà Sōng shàngwèi chéngmíng 。
If Rousseau had depicted a tiger carefully smelling a budding rose instead of a lion staring intently at a sleeping vagrant, I believe this piece would still have been seen as a masterpiece. Unfortunately Rousseau has passed away, and Sassoon never really became famous.
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我知道，从之前的“凤姐”、“芙蓉姐姐”因为颠覆了大家的审美而成名，到现在的各种攀升“天王嫂”的网红，都是锥子脸的标配。
wǒ zhīdào ，cóng zhīqián de “fèngjiě ”、“fúróng jiějie ”yīnwèi diānfù le dàjiā de shěnměi ér chéngmíng ，dào xiànzài de gèzhǒng pānshēng “tiānwángsǎo ”de wǎnghóng ，dōu shì zhuīziliǎn de biāopèi 。
I know, from previous ones like Sister Feng and Sister Lotus, who got famous for subverting people's aesthetic sensibilities, to those online celebrities clambering to become "online goddesses", all with the awl-faced mark of beauty.
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是啊，在我的印象中，莫言的成名作应该是《红高粱》、《丰乳肥臀》等作品。
shì a ，zài wǒ de yìnxiàng zhōng ，Mòyán de chéngmíngzuò yīnggāi shì 《Hónggāoliáng 》、《Fēngrǔféidún 》děng zuòpǐn 。
Yes, as I remember it, Mo Yan became famous for works like Red Sorghum and Big Breasts and Wide Hips.
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时代不同啦，小人物立大功，为理想而付出，能够一夜成名，这才是人们深层的追求与渴望，那种脚踏实地的伟人形象已经不流行了。
shídài bùtóng la ，xiǎorénwù lì dà gōng ，wèi lǐxiǎng ér fùchū ，nénggòu yīyèchéngmíng ，zhè cáishì rénmen shēncéng de zhuīqiú yǔ kěwàng ，nà zhǒng jiǎotāshidì de wěirén xíngxiàng yǐjīng bù liúxíng le 。
These are different times. To go from 'nobody' to 'somebody', to labour for your ideals, to have overnight fame, these are most people's deep-seated pursuits and desires. That 'honest hardworking step by step guy' image isn't popular anymore.
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他成名过早，所以现在遇到了一大堆问题。
tā chéngmíng guò zǎo ，suǒyǐ xiànzài yùdào le yīdàduī wèntí 。
He became famous too early, so now he is running into a lot of problems.
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老鹰乐队的成名曲是《加州旅馆》。
lǎoyīng yuèduì de chéngmíng qǔ shì 《jiāzhōu lǚguǎn 》。
The song that made the band, The Eagles, famous was "Hotel California".
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成名
chéngmíng
made famous
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他们人气这么高跟网络时代和市场经济也有关系。现在获取知识和发表作品都很容易，再加上媒体炒作和出版社追捧，很快就名利双收了。只怕成名容易，潜力不足。
tāmen rénqì zhème gāo gēn wǎngluò shídài hé shìchǎng jīngjì yě yǒu guānxi 。xiànzài huòqǔ zhīshi hé fābiǎo zuòpǐn dōu hěn róngyì ，zài jiāshang méitǐ chǎozuò hé chūbǎnshè zhuīpěng ，hěn kuài jiù mínglìshuāngshōu le 。zhǐ pà chéngmíng róngyì ，qiánlì bùzú 。
There being so much buzz about them is also related to the age of the internet and this market economy. Right now, acquiring knowledge and getting your literature out there is easy. On top of that, there's attention from the media and support from publishing companies. People can get rich and famous quickly. The fear is that becoming famous easily doesn't mean they have enough real potential.
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