# 沽名钓誉 (gūmíngdiàoyù)

In Mandarin Chinese, 沽名钓誉 (gūmíngdiàoyù) means “to angle for fame and praise”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to angle for fame and praise
- Pinyin: gūmíngdiàoyù (gu1 ming2 diao4 yu4)
- Traditional: 沽名釣譽
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 真正的学者从不沽名钓誉。
  Zhēnzhèng de xuézhě cóngbù gūmíngdiàoyù.
  True scholars never angle for fame and praise.

## Characters

- 沽 (gū): to buy; to sell
- [名](https://hanziro.com/word/ming-people/) (míng): (measure word) for people; name
- [钓](https://hanziro.com/word/diao-fish-with-hook/) (diào): to fish with a hook
- 誉 (yù): to praise; to acclaim

https://hanziro.com/word/gu-ming-diao-yu-angle-fame-and/

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