名声 míngshēng reputation
How to remember 名声: 名 name + 声 voice = reputation.
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How it is used
- Reputation as others perceive it - 名声不好 (míngshēng bù hǎo) has a bad reputation; can be good or bad depending on the modifier.
- More about public gossip/standing than the honor-laden 名誉 (míngyù) or the prestige of 声望 (shēngwàng). Everyday register.
Example sentences
- 我赌上我的名声。 Wǒ dǔ shàng wǒ de míngshēng.I'll stake my reputation on it.