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You Ming - Daily Mandarin Lesson

"Famous" in Mandarin Chinese

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You Ming

Meaning

famous; well-known

Pronunciation

Tone marks: ►yǒu míng
Tone numbers: you3 ming2

Chinese Characters

Traditional: 有名
Simplified: 有名

First Character: 有 (yǒu) – to have; there is; there are; to exist; to be
Second Character: 名 (míng) – name; measure word for persons; place (e.g. among winners)

Examples of Yǒu Míng

Audio files are marked with ►

Měiguó de hā fó dà xué hěn yǒu míng.
美國的哈佛大學很有名。
美国的哈佛大学很有名。
Harvard University in the USA is very well-known.

Mǎ Yǒu Yǒu shì hěn yǒu míng de dà tí qín jiā.
馬友友是很有名的大提琴家。
马友友是很有名的大提琴家。
Yo-Yo Ma is a very famous musician.

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