# 闻名 (wénmíng)

In Mandarin Chinese, 闻名 (wénmíng) means “famous; well-known; renowned”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: famous; well-known; renowned
- Pinyin: wénmíng (wen2 ming2)
- Traditional: 聞名
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 这座小镇因古桥而闻名。
  Zhè zuò xiǎozhèn yīn gǔqiáo ér wénmíng.
  This small town is famous for its ancient bridges.

## Characters

- [闻](https://hanziro.com/word/wen-hear/) (wén): to hear; news
- [名](https://hanziro.com/word/ming-people/) (míng): (measure word) for people; name

https://hanziro.com/word/wen-ming-famous/

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