闻名

wén míng · wen ming

Traditional 聞名

Meaning

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  1. well-known
  2. famous
  3. renowned
  4. eminent

In a sentence

2 examples
01

杭(háng)州(zhōu)因(yīn)西(xī)湖(hú)而(ér)闻(wén)名(míng)。

Hangzhou is famous for the West Lake.

Tatoeba: Chinese by jan_OkulaJu · English by jan_OkulaJu · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

京(jīng)都(dū)以(yǐ)它(tā)的(de)祭(jì)坛(tán)和(hé)寺(sì)院(yuàn)而(ér)闻(wén)名(míng)。

Kyoto is famous for its shrines and temples.

Tatoeba: Chinese by kellenparker · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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