名副其实
Old HSK 6
名副其实 (míngfùqíshí) · worthy of the name
名副其实 (míngfùqíshí) means “worthy of the name; living up to its name”. It is written with 4 characters: 名 (place (in a ranking)) + 副 (deputy) + 其 (his) + 实 (real). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 名副其实 is built
The characters
名 míng · place (in a ranking)
What 名 is made of
- 夕xī — evening
- 勹bāo — wrap shape
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 丶 — dot
- 勹bāo — wrap shape
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
Origin hint: A name called out 口 to hail someone at night 夕 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
副 fù · deputy
What 副 is made of
- 畐fú — to fill
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 田tián — field
- 冂 — frame
- 土tǔ — earth
- 刂dāo — knife
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 亅 — hook
其 qí · his
What 其 is made of
- 甘gān — sweet
- 卄niàn — twenty
- 十 — ten
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 卄niàn — twenty
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 八bā — eight
实 shí · real
What 实 is made of
- 宀 — roof
- 丶 — dot
- 冖mì — cover
- 头tóu — head
- ⺀ — ice
- 大dà — big
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 人rén — person
Example sentences
他是一位名副其实的好医生。Tā shì yí wèi míngfùqíshí de hǎo yīshēng.He's a good doctor in every sense of the word.
这里的风景名副其实，非常美。Zhè lǐ de fēngjǐng míngfùqíshí, fēicháng měi.The scenery here lives up to its name; it's beautiful.
Questions about 名副其实
What does 名副其实 mean?
名副其实 (míngfùqíshí) means “worthy of the name; living up to its name”.
How do you pronounce 名副其实?
名副其实 is pronounced míngfùqíshí.
Which HSK level is 名副其实?
名副其实 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 名字míngziname
- 有名yǒumíngfamous
- 报名bàomíngto sign up
- 名称míngchēngname (of a thing)
- 名单míngdānlist of names
- 姓名xìngmíngfull name
- 排名páimíngranking
- 点名diǎnmíngto call the roll
- 名牌儿míngpáirfamous brand
- 名片míngpiànbusiness card
Learn 名副其实 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 127: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.