名 míng
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 口 — mouth
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
名副其实
míngfùqíshí
to be worthy of the name; true to its name
Characters in this word
副 fù
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 刂 — knife
- Made of
- 畐 to fill 刂 knife
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
其 qí
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 八 — eight
Example phrases
- 只有把预算真正投向基层服务，这项改革才算名副其实。 Zhǐyǒu bǎ yùsuàn zhēnzhèng tóuxiàng jīcéng fúwù, zhè xiàng gǎigé cái suàn míngfùqíshí. Only by truly directing the budget towards grassroots services can this reform be considered worthy of the name.
- 他是个名副其实的足球迷，家里摆满了球衣。 Tā shì ge míngfùqíshí de zúqiúmí, jiā lǐ bǎi mǎn le qiúyī. He is a true football fan, and his home is full of jerseys.
- 春天一到，这座花城真是名副其实。 Chūntiān yí dào, zhè zuò huāchéng zhēn shì míngfùqíshí. When spring arrives, this city of flowers truly lives up to its name.