远 yuǎn
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 辶 — to walk
- Made of
- 辶 to walk 元 first
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
远近闻名
yuǎnjìnwénmíng
famous far and near; widely known
Characters in this word
近 jìn
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 辶 — to walk
- Made of
- 辶 to walk 斤 axe
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
名 míng
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 口 — mouth
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 这家老字号的饺子远近闻名，每天排队的人都很多。 Zhè jiā lǎozìhào de jiǎozi yuǎnjìn wénmíng, měi tiān páiduì de rén dōu hěn duō. The dumplings of this long-established shop are famous far and wide, and the queues are long every day.
- 他的厨艺远近闻名，连外国游客都专程来品尝。 Tā de chúyì yuǎnjìn wénmíng, lián wàiguó yóukè dōu zhuānchéng lái pǐncháng. His cooking is famous far and wide; even foreign tourists come specially to taste it.
- 这座远近闻名的古镇每年吸引大批游客。 Zhè zuò yuǎnjìn wénmíng de gǔzhèn měi nián xīyǐn dàpī yóukè. This well-known ancient town attracts large crowds of tourists every year.
Related words
- 远 yuǎn far
- 永远 yǒngyuǎn forever
- 跳远 tiàoyuǎn long jump
- 远处 yuǎnchù far away
- 遥远 yáoyuǎn distant
- 远程 yuǎnchéng long-distance, remote
- 远方 yuǎnfāng distant place
- 边远 biānyuǎn remote; far-flung
- 敬而远之 jìng'éryuǎnzhī to keep a respectful distance
- 偏远 piānyuǎn remote; far-flung
- 绕远儿 ràoyuǎnr to take a roundabout route; roundabout
- 任重道远 rènzhòngdàoyuǎn the task is heavy and the road is long