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Chu Ming - Daily Mandarin Lesson

"Famous" in Mandarin Chinese

By Qiu Gui Su, About.com

Chu Ming
chū míng

Meaning

well-known; famous

Pronunciation

Tone marks: ► chū míng
Tone numbers: chu1 ming2

Chinese Characters

Traditional: 出名
Simplified: 出名

First Character: 出 (chū) - to go out; to come out; to occur; to produce;
Second Character: 名 (míng) - name; measure word for persons; place (e.g. among winners)

Examples of chū míng

Audio files are marked with ►

Rìběn de Fù Shì Shān hěn chū míng.
日本的富士山很出名。
日本的富士山很出名。
Japan’s Mount Fuji is very well-known.

Āijí de jīn zì tǎ hěn chū míng.
埃及的金字塔很出名。
埃及的金字塔很出名。
The Egyptian pyramids are very well-known.

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