名存实亡
míng cún shí wáng
Pinyin

Definition

名存实亡
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míng cún shí wáng
  1. the name remains, but the reality is gone (idiom)

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 zi
  1. 1 name (of a person or thing)
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
cún zài
  1. 1 to exist
  2. 2 to be
  3. 3 existence
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
wáng
  1. 1 to die
  2. 2 to lose
  3. 3 to be gone
  4. 4 to flee
  5. 5 deceased
wáng líng
  1. 1 departed spirit
bǎo cún
  1. 1 to conserve
  2. 2 to preserve
  3. 3 to keep
  4. 4 to save (a file etc) (computing)
chǔ cún
  1. 1 stockpile
  2. 2 to store
  3. 3 to stockpile
  4. 4 storage
nèi cún
  1. 1 internal storage
  2. 2 computer memory
  3. 3 random access memory (RAM)
chū míng
  1. 1 well-known for sth
  2. 2 to become well known
  3. 3 to make one's mark
qǔ míng
  1. 1 to name
  2. 2 to be named
  3. 3 to christen
  4. 4 to seek fame
míng rén
  1. 1 personage
  2. 2 celebrity
míng lì
  1. 1 fame and profit
míng fù qí shí
  1. 1 not just in name only, but also in reality (idiom)
míng jiào
  1. 1 called
  2. 2 named
míng dān
  1. 1 list of names
míng yuán
  1. 1 young lady of note
  2. 2 debutante
míng jiàng
  1. 1 famous general
míng qì
  1. 1 reputation
  2. 2 fame

Idioms (20)

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.
亡命之徒
wáng mìng zhī tú
  1. 1 runaway (idiom); desperate criminal
  2. 2 fugitive
亡国灭种
wáng guó miè zhǒng
  1. 1 country destroyed, its people annihilated (idiom); total destruction
亡羊补牢
wáng yáng bǔ láo
  1. 1 lit. to mend the pen after sheep are lost (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to act belatedly
  3. 3 better late than never
  4. 4 to lock the stable door after the horse has bolted
人为财死,鸟为食亡
rén wèi cái sǐ , niǎo wèi shí wáng
  1. 1 lit. human beings will die for riches, just as birds will for food (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. man will do anything in his means to become rich
人琴俱亡
rén qín jù wàng
  1. 1 person and lute have both vanished (idiom)
  2. 2 death of a close friend
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)
去芜存菁
qù wú cún jīng
  1. 1 lit. to get rid of the weeds and keep the flowers
  2. 2 to separate the wheat from the chaff (idiom)
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.

Sample Sentences

我代表人民检察院对被告陈瑶提起公诉,控告她于2008年8月12日杀害丈夫王冠伟。警方的侦讯和调查表明,除了死者和陈瑶,没有第三人在当日进入过寓所。而且死者生前和陈瑶的关系名存实亡,准备离婚,因此被告完全具备作案动机。
wǒ dàibiǎo rénmín jiǎncháyuàn duì bèigào Chén Yáo tíqǐ gōngsù ,kònggào tā yú èrlínglíngbānián bā yuè shí èr rì shāhài zhàngfu Wáng Guànwěi 。jǐngfāng de zhēnxùn hé diàochá biǎomíng ,chúle sǐzhě hé Chén Yáo ,méiyǒu dìsānrén zài dāngrì jìnrù guò yùsuǒ 。érqiě sǐzhě shēngqián hé Chén Yáo de guānxi míngcúnshíwáng ,zhǔnbèi líhūn ,yīncǐ bèigào wánquán jùbèi zuòàn dòngjī 。
On behalf of the People's Procuratorate, I am initiating legal proceedings against the defendant, Chen Yao. I accuse her of murdering her husband, Wang Junwei, on August 12, 2008. The police investigation shows that other than the deceased and Chen Yao, no one else entered the dwelling that day. Furthermore, the relationship between the deceased and Chen Yao existed only in name, and they were getting ready to divorce. Because of this, the defendant had a solid motive for the crime.