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信誉 (xìn yù) — reputation (especially trustworthiness and credibility in business or formal contexts)

Definition

信誉 (xìnyù) is reputation built on being trustworthy, especially in business or formal settings. Stronger and more commercial than 名声 (general fame) and 信用 (creditworthiness/credit); close to 声誉 but stresses reliability over public standing.

noun
reputation (especially trustworthiness and credibility in business or formal contexts)

Examples

  • 信誉。
    Zhè jiā gōng sī jiàn lì liáng hǎo de xìn yù xū yào hěn duō nián.
    It takes many years for this company to build a good reputation.
  • 信誉，。
    Tā zài shāng jiè de xìn yù hěn gāo, dà jiā dōu xìn rèn tā.
    His reputation in the business world is very high; everyone trusts him.
  • 信誉，。
    xìn yù Yí dàn shòu sǔn, jiù hěn nán huī fù.
    Once reputation is damaged, it is very hard to restore.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

信xìntrust
誉yùreputation

信 is trust, and 誉 is good name; together they mean reputation for trustworthiness.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
言言yánwords
Sound part声符shēngfú
人
人rén信xìn
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

信 pairs 人 as the sound part with 言 (words) as the meaning part.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 譽; 誉 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
言言yánsay
Sound part声符shēngfú
與
與yǔ譽yù
Same sound today

The traditional form 譽 puts 與 above 言 (say); 言 is the part about saying, and 與 provides the sound. The simplified 誉 is a later shorthand.

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