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The Chinese word zhuming - 著名 - zhùmíng
(famous in Chinese)
Phonetic transcription (Hanyu Pinyin)
zhùmíng
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English translations
famous,
celebrated, well known
Chinese characters:
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The traditional Chinese characters of zhùmíng are identical with the modern (simplified) characters displayed above.
Chinese Pinyin example sentence with 著名 ( zhuming / zhùmíng ) ⓘWriting in Pinyin
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If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Before using this Pinyin example sentence, consider that Chinese characters should always be your first choice in written communication.
If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Ta shi yi wei zhuming de huajia.
Tā shì yī wèi zhùmíng de huàjiā.– English translation: He is a famous painter.
Tags and additional information
(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)
outstanding | also: well known
著名 ( zhuming / zhùmíng ) belongs to the 1000 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 629)
著名 ( zhuming / zhùmíng ) belongs to the 1000 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 629)
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