名 míng
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 口 — mouth
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
名言
míngyán
famous saying; famous quote
Characters in this word
言 yán
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 言 — words, speech
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 这句名言常被引用，却很少有人追问它原本的语境。 Zhè jù míngyán cháng bèi yǐnyòng, què hěn shǎo yǒu rén zhuīwèn tā yuánběn de yǔjìng. This famous saying is often quoted, yet few people ask about its original context.
- 老师在黑板上写了一句名言，让我们抄在本子上。 Lǎoshī zài hēibǎn shàng xiě le yí jù míngyán, ràng wǒmen chāo zài běnzi shàng. The teacher wrote a famous saying on the blackboard and had us copy it into our notebooks.
- 他很喜欢引用名人名言来鼓励自己。 Tā hěn xǐhuan yǐnyòng míngrén míngyán lái gǔlì zìjǐ. He likes quoting famous sayings of well-known people to encourage himself.