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World-famous (idiom) in Chinese: 举世闻名 (jǔ shì wén míng)

jǔ shì wén míng

world-famous (idiom)

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 舉世聞名1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1world-famous (idiom)

Stroke order

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举
世
闻
名

Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

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ㄐㄩˇ

jǔ

ㄐ/ jㄩ/ üˇ/ third tone

ㄕˋ

shì

ㄕ/ shˋ/ fourth tone

ㄨㄣˊ

wén

ㄨ/ uㄣ/ enˊ/ second tone

ㄇㄧㄥˊ

míng

ㄇ/ mㄧ/ iㄥ/ engˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

举世闻名

Simplified

舉世聞名

Traditional

Example sentences

See 举世闻名 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 这座古老的城市举世闻名。

    zhè zuò gǔ lǎo de chéng shì jǔ shì wén míng。

    This ancient city is world-famous.

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Related words

举

jǔ

to lift

闻

wén

to hear

名

míng

name

名字

míng zi

name (of a person or thing)

举行

jǔ xíng

to hold (a meeting, ceremony etc)

世界

shì jiè

world

新闻

xīn wén

news

有名

yǒu míng

famous

报名

bào míng

to sign up

举办

jǔ bàn

to conduct

世纪

shì jì

century

著名

zhù míng

famous

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