Chinese word dictionary

闻名遐迩

wén míng xiá ěr · (idiom) to be famous far and wide

Word information

Simplified闻名遐迩
Traditional聞名遐邇
Pinyinwén míng xiá ěr
Part of speechDictionary
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HSK 2.0Not listed

How to learn 闻名遐迩

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

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