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名言 (míng yán): Famous saying / proverb (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

名言 consists of 2 characters.
míng
名
name
yán
言
to speak; to say; word; speech

How to Use 名言 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 名言 with other words naturally.
Idiomwith名人
míng名
rén人
míng名
yán言
neutral
celebrity quote
Adjective + Nounwith经典
jīng经
diǎn典
míng名
yán言
Measure Word + Nounwith句
yī一
jù句
míng名
yán言
Verb + Objectwith引用
yǐn引
yòng用
míng名
yán言

Example Sentences with 名言

zhè这
shì是
yī一
jù句
míng名
yán言
。
neutral
classic famous saying
neutral
a famous saying
formal
quote a famous saying
This is a famous saying.
tā他
jīng经
cháng常
yǐn引
yòng用
Kǒng孔
zǐ子
de的
míng名
yán言
lái来
jiào教
dǎo导
xué学
shēng生
。
He often quotes Confucius's famous sayings to teach his students.
zài在
bì毕
yè业
diǎn典
lǐ礼
shàng上
，
xiào校
zhǎng长
yǐn引
yòng用
le了
yí一
jù句
míng名
yán言
lái来
miǎn勉
lì励
wǒ我
men们
。
At the graduation ceremony, the principal quoted a famous saying to encourage us.
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nǐ你
néng能
fǒu否
fēn分
xiǎng享
yí一
jù句
guān关
yú于
jiān坚
chí持
de的
、
duì对
nǐ你
yǐng影
xiǎng响
shēn深
yuǎn远
de的
míng名
yán言
？
Can you share a famous saying about perseverance that has profoundly influenced you?
lǎo老
shī师
jīng经
cháng常
yǐn引
yòng用
míng名
yán言
lái来
tā他
bìng并
bú不
rèn认
wéi为
nà那
xiē些
suǒ所
wèi谓
de
měi每
dāng当
yù遇
dào到
cuò挫
zhé折
，
tā她
jiù就
huì
zhè这
běn本
shū书
shōu收
jí集
le了
xǔ许
duō多
guān关
yú
zhè这
piān篇
yǎn演
jiǎng讲
bù不
jǐn仅
jié结
gòu构
yán严
jǐn

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 名言.

Words with 名
  • 名字míng ziHSK 1
  • 有名yǒu míngHSK 3
  • 报名bào míngHSK 4
  • 著名zhù míngHSK 4
  • 出名chū míng
  • 匿名nì míng
  • 名义míng yì
gǔ鼓
lì励
wǒ我
men们
。
The teacher often quotes famous sayings to encourage us.
的
míng名
yán言
dōu都
shì适
yòng用
yú于
xiàn现
shí实
shēng生
huó活
。
He doesn't believe that all those so-called famous sayings are applicable to real life.
会
xiǎng想
qǐ起
nà那
jù句
guān关
yú于
xī希
wàng望
de的
míng名
yán言
。
Whenever she encounters setbacks, she recalls that famous saying about hope.
于
rén人
shēng生
de的
míng名
yán言
。
This book collects many famous sayings about life.
谨
，
ér而
qiě且
qiǎo巧
miào妙
dì地
róng融
rù入
le了
duō多
jù句
jīng经
diǎn典
míng名
yán言
。
This speech is not only well-structured but also skillfully incorporates several classic famous sayings.
名人
míng rén
Words with 言
  • 语言yǔ yánHSK 4
  • 代言dài yán
  • 传言chuán yán
  • 发言fā yán
  • 坦言tǎn yán
  • 宣言xuān yán
  • 寓言yù yán
  • 序言xù yán