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流芳百世 (liú fāng bǎi shì): To have one's good reputation passed down through the ages (idiom) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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流 • liú • to flow, to drift, to circulate • HSK 3.0 · L4

HSK 3.0 · L4

liú流

to flow, to drift, to circulate

芳 • fāng • fragrant, aromatic

fāng芳

fragrant, aromatic

百 • bǎi • hundred • HSK 2.0 L2

HSK 2

bǎi百

hundred

世 • shì • generation, world, era

shì世

generation, world, era

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Pinyinliú fāng bǎi shì

Meaningto have one's good reputation passed down through the ages; to be remembered forever for one's virtuous deeds.

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More common words that include characters from 流芳百世.

Words with 流

交流jiāo liúexchange; communication
流利liú lìfluent
流行liú xíngpopular
河流hé liúriver
流传liú chuánspread; circulate; hand down
流感liú gǎnflu; influenza
流泪liú lèito shed tears
轮流lún liútake turns; rotation

Words with 芳

芬芳fēn fāngFragrant
芳心fāng xīnheart of a young woman
芳芷fāngzhǐfragrant angelica
芳菲fāng fēifragrant flowers and plants

Words with 百

百分之bǎi fēn zhīpercent
老百姓lǎo bǎi xìngcommon people; civilians
百货bǎi huògeneral merchandise
百分点bǎi fēn diǎnpercentage point

Words with 世

世界shì jièworld
世纪shì jìcentury
去世qù shìdie; pass away
世代shì dàigeneration

芳香

fāng xiāng

fragrance, aroma

万古流芳wàn gǔ liú fāngto be remembered and praised for generations; to leave a good name that lasts forever

千方百计

qiān fāng bǎi jì

make every attempt to; use every means to

百合bǎi hélily

百般bǎi bānAll kinds of things

百分比bǎi fēn bǐPercentage

逝世

shì shì

pass away; die

问世wèn shìbe published; come out

举世瞩目jǔ shì zhǔ mùattract worldwide attention

世人shì rénpeople / the public

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Example Sentences with 流芳百世

kǒng孔

zǐ子

liú流

fāng芳

bǎi百

shì世

，

tā他

de的

sī思

xiǎng想

yǐng影

xiǎng响

le了

zhěng整

gè个

dōng东

yà亚

wén文

míng明

。

Confucius left a good name for posterity; his thoughts influenced the entire East Asian civilization.

zhè这

wèi位

kē科

xué学

jiā家

fā发

míng明

le了

zhěng拯

jiù

救

wú无

shù数

shēng生

mìng命

de的

yào药

wù物

，

bì必

jiāng将

liú流

fāng芳

bǎi百

shì世

。

This scientist invented a drug that saved countless lives, and will surely be remembered forever.