# 名言 (míngyán)

In Mandarin Chinese, 名言 (míngyán) means “famous saying; proverb; maxim”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: famous saying; proverb; maxim
- Pinyin: míngyán (ming2 yan2)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 这句名言激励了很多年轻人。
  Zhè jù míngyán jīlìle hěn duō niánqīngrén.
  This famous saying has inspired many young people.

## Characters

- [名](https://hanziro.com/word/ming-people/) (míng): (measure word) for people; name
- 言 (yán): words; speech

https://hanziro.com/word/ming-yan-famous-saying/

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