名垂青史
míng chuí qīng shǐ
Pinyin

Definition

名垂青史
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míng chuí qīng shǐ
  1. lit. reputation will go down in history (idiom); fig. achievements will earn eternal glory

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

míng
  1. 1 name
  2. 2 noun (part of speech)
  3. 3 place (e.g. among winners)
  4. 4 famous
  5. 5 classifier for people
míng dān
  1. 1 list of names
míng zi
  1. 1 name (of a person or thing)
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
chéng míng
  1. 1 to make one's name
  2. 2 to become famous
pái míng
  1. 1 to rank (1st, 2nd etc)
  2. 2 ranking
lì shǐ
  1. 1 history
  2. 2 CL:門|门[mén],段[duàn]
qīng nián
  1. 1 youth
  2. 2 youthful years
  3. 3 young person
  4. 4 the young
qīng chūn
  1. 1 youth
  2. 2 youthfulness
xià chuí
  1. 1 to droop
  2. 2 to sag
  3. 3 to hang down
  4. 4 sagging
  5. 5 drooping
  6. 6 prolapse (medicine)
dài míng cí
  1. 1 pronoun
  2. 2 synonym
  3. 3 byword
chū míng
  1. 1 well-known for sth
  2. 2 to become well known
  3. 3 to make one's mark
Liú Qīng yún
  1. 1 Lau Ching-Wan (1964-), Hong Kong actor
gōng míng
  1. 1 scholarly honor (in imperial exams)
  2. 2 rank
  3. 3 achievement
  4. 4 fame
  5. 5 glory
qǔ míng
  1. 1 to name
  2. 2 to be named
  3. 3 to christen
  4. 4 to seek fame
Shǐ
  1. 1 surname Shi
shǐ shàng
  1. 1 in history
shǐ qián
  1. 1 prehistory
Shǐ jì
  1. 1 Records of the Grand Historian, by 司馬遷|司马迁[Sī mǎ Qiān], first of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Èr shí sì Shǐ]
míng rén
  1. 1 personage
  2. 2 celebrity
míng lì
  1. 1 fame and profit

Idioms (20)

不分青红皂白
bù fēn qīng hóng zào bái
  1. 1 not distinguishing red-green or black-white (idiom)
  2. 2 not to distinguish between right and wrong
不问青红皂白
bù wèn qīng hóng zào bái
  1. 1 not distinguishing red-green or black-white (idiom)
  2. 2 not to distinguish between right and wrong
久仰大名
jiǔ yǎng dà míng
  1. 1 I have been looking forward to meeting you for a long time (idiom)
久慕盛名
jiǔ mù shèng míng
  1. 1 I've admired your reputation for a long time (idiom); I've been looking forward to meeting you.
  2. 2 It's an honor to meet you at last.
以史为鉴
yǐ shǐ wéi jiàn
  1. 1 to learn from history (idiom)
冒名顶替
mào míng dǐng tì
  1. 1 to assume sb's name and take his place (idiom); to impersonate
  2. 2 to pose under a false name
功名利禄
gōng míng lì lù
  1. 1 position and wealth (idiom); rank, fame and fortune
功成名就
gōng chéng míng jiù
  1. 1 to win success and recognition (idiom)
功败垂成
gōng bài chuí chéng
  1. 1 to fail within sight of success (idiom); last-minute failure
  2. 2 to fall at the last hurdle
  3. 3 snatching defeat from the jaws of victory
名不副实
míng bù fù shí
  1. 1 the name does not reflect the reality (idiom); more in name than in fact
  2. 2 Reality does not live up to the name.
  3. 3 Excellent theory, but the practice does not bear it out.
名不符实
míng bù fú shí
  1. 1 the name does not correspond to reality (idiom); it doesn't live up to its reputation
名不虚传
míng bù xū chuán
  1. 1 lit. name is not in vain (idiom); a fully justified reputation
  2. 2 enjoys a well-deserved reputation
名利双收
míng lì shuāng shōu
  1. 1 both fame and fortune (idiom)
  2. 2 both virtue and reward
名副其实
míng fù qí shí
  1. 1 not just in name only, but also in reality (idiom)
名噪一时
míng zào yī shí
  1. 1 to achieve fame among one's contemporaries (idiom); temporary or local celebrity
名垂青史
míng chuí qīng shǐ
  1. 1 lit. reputation will go down in history (idiom); fig. achievements will earn eternal glory
名存实亡
míng cún shí wáng
  1. 1 the name remains, but the reality is gone (idiom)
名师出高徒
míng shī chū gāo tú
  1. 1 A famous teacher trains a fine student (idiom). A cultured man will have a deep influence on his successors.
名扬四海
míng yáng sì hǎi
  1. 1 to become known far and wide (idiom)
  2. 2 famous
名目繁多
míng mù fán duō
  1. 1 names of many kinds (idiom); items of every description

Sample Sentences

这些开拓事业之所以名垂青史,是因为使用的不是战马和长矛而是驼队和善意;依靠的不是坚船和利炮而是宝船和友谊。一代又一代“丝路人”架起了东西方合作的纽带、和平的桥梁。
zhèxiē kāituò shìyè zhīsuǒyǐ míngchuíqīngshǐ ,shì yīnwèi shǐyòng de búshi zhànmǎ hé chángmáo érshì tuó duì hé shànyì ;yīkào de búshi jiān chuán hé lì pào érshì bǎo chuán hé yǒuyì 。yīdài yòu yīdài “sīlùrén ”jià qǐ le dōngxīfāng hézuò de niǔdài 、hépíng de qiáoliáng 。
The reason these pioneering enterprises went down in history is because they did not make use of war horses and pikes, but rather camel caravans and goodwill; they relied not on sturdy warships and fierce cannon-fire, but treasure ships and friendship. Generation after generation of Silk Road travellers built a link of cooperation between East and West, a bridge of peace.