名声 (míng shēng) — reputation
Definition
名声 is a general word for 'reputation' — what people say about someone, often carrying a moral judgment (good or bad). More neutral and everyday than 声誉 or 声望, which lean formal/societal prestige.
noun
reputation
Examples
- 名声。Tā shì yí wèi yǒu liáng hǎo míng shēng de yī shēng.He is a doctor with a good reputation.
- 名声。Zhè jiā gōng sī yīn wèi chǎn pǐn zhì liàng chà ér huài le míng shēng.This company ruined its reputation because of poor product quality.
- 名声，。Wǒ bú zài hu bié rén de míng shēng rú hé, wǒ zhī kàn shì shí.I don't care about others' reputation; I only look at the facts.
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