"fame and position" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Translation Actions
名位 míng wèi fame and position / official rank syn
Chinese Pinyin Translation Actions
违利赴名 違利赴名 wéi lì fù míng to renounce profit and seek fame (idiom) / to abandon greed for reputation / to choose fame over fortune
争名夺利 爭名奪利 zhēng míng duó lì to fight for fame, grab profit (idiom) / scrambling for fame and wealth / only interested in personal gain
功名利禄 功名利祿 gōng míng lì lù position and wealth (idiom) / rank, fame and fortune syn
烜赫一时 烜赫一時 xuǎn hè yī shí to enjoy a short-lived fame or position of power
国际收支与国际投资头寸手册 國際收支與國際投資頭寸手冊 Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual, Sixth Edition / Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual
定位 dìng wèi to orientate / to position / to categorize (as) / to characterize (as) / positioning / position / niche syn
高位 gāo wèi high position / eminent status / top job / raised position / upper (limbs) / a high (i.e. local maximum) / high point on scale, high grade, temperature, latitude etc syn
升迁 升遷 shēng qiān to advance to a higher-level position / to be promoted to a higher position in a new department syn
原位 yuán wèi original position / (in) the same place / normal position / the place where one currently is / in situ
头寸 頭寸 tóu cùn (finance) cash position / position syn
临时助理人员职位 lín shí zhù lǐ rén yuán zhí wèi general temporary assistance position / temporary assistance position
位置线 位置線 line of position / position line
名利双收 名利雙收 míng lì shuāng shōu both fame and fortune (idiom) / both virtue and reward
名缰利锁 名韁利鎖 míng jiāng lì suǒ lit. fettered by fame and locked up by riches (idiom) / tied down by reputation and wealth / the victim of one's own success syn
发达 發達 fā dá well-developed / flourishing / to develop / to promote / to expand / (literary) to achieve fame and fortune / to prosper syn
声势 聲勢 shēng shì fame and power / prestige / influence / impetus / momentum syn
名利 míng lì fame and profit syn
恬淡 tián dàn quiet and contented / indifferent to fame or gain syn
远扬 遠揚 yuǎn yáng (fame) spreads far and wide
叫响 叫響 jiào xiǎng to gain fame and success
名驰遐迩 名馳遐邇 míng chí xiá ěr To have one's fame spread far and wide. (idiom)
敝屣尊荣 敝屣尊榮 bì xǐ zūn róng to care nothing for worldly fame and glory (idiom)
浮利 fú lì mere worldly, superficial gain, such as wealth and fame
淡泊名利 dàn bó míng lì not caring about fame and fortune (idiom) / indifferent to worldly rewards syn
名缰利锁 名韁利鎖 míng jiāng - lì suǒ (idiom) the shackles of fame and fortune syn
一人得道,鸡犬升天 一人得道,雞犬升天 yī rén - dé dào , jī quǎn - shēng tiān lit. when a person attains enlightenment and immortality, even his chickens and dogs will ascend to heaven with him (idiom) / fig. when somebody attains a position of power and influence, their relatives and friends also benefit
鸡犬升天 雞犬升天 jī quǎn - shēng tiān lit. (when a person attains enlightenment and immortality), even his chickens and dogs will ascend to heaven with him (idiom) / fig. (when somebody attains a position of power and influence), their relatives and friends also benefit / (2nd half of the saying 一人得道,雞犬升天|一人得道,鸡犬升天[yi1ren2-de2dao4, ji1quan3-sheng1tian1]) syn
名誉 名譽 míng yù fame / reputation / honor / honorary / emeritus (of retired professor) syn
声誉 聲譽 shēng yù reputation / fame syn
字号 字號 zì hao character size / font size / fame / reputation / shop / name of a shop
名气 名氣 míng qì reputation / fame syn
取名 qǔ míng to name / to be named / to christen / to seek fame syn
功名 gōng míng scholarly honor (in imperial exams) / rank / achievement / fame / glory syn
贪图 貪圖 tān tú to covet / to seek (riches, fame) syn
威名 wēi míng fame for fighting prowess / military glory syn
名目 míng mù name / designation / item / rubric / (formal usage) fame syn
出风头 出風頭 chū fēng tou to push oneself forward / to seek fame / to be in the limelight / same as 出鋒頭|出锋头[chu1 feng1 tou5] syn
看淡 kàn dàn to regard as unimportant / to be indifferent to (fame, wealth etc) / (of an economy or a market) to slacken
成名作 chéng míng zuò seminal work that propels a writer (or artist, composer etc) to fame
猎取 獵取 liè qǔ to hunt / (fig.) to seek (fame etc)
wén to hear / news / well-known / famous / reputation / fame / to smell / to sniff at syn
名噪一时 名噪一時 míng zào yī shí to achieve fame among one's contemporaries (idiom) / temporary or local celebrity syn
徒有虚名 徒有虛名 tú yǒu xū míng with an undeserved reputation (idiom) / unwarranted fame / nowhere near as good as he's made out to be syn
沽名钓誉 沽名釣譽 gū míng diào yù to angle for fame (idiom) / to fish for compliments syn
人怕出名猪怕壮 人怕出名豬怕壯 rén pà chū míng zhū pà zhuàng lit. people fear getting famous like pigs fear fattening up (for the slaughter) / fig. fame has its price
实至名归 實至名歸 shí zhì míng guī fame follows merit (idiom) syn
chī to spread (fame) / wield (pen)
人怕出名,猪怕壮 人怕出名,豬怕壯 rén pà chū míng , zhū pà zhuàng Man should fear fame as pigs fear fattening (idiom).
名儿 名兒 míng r name / fame
徒有其名 tú yǒu qí míng with an undeserved reputation (idiom) / unwarranted fame / nowhere near as good as he's made out to be
擅美 shàn měi to enjoy fame without sharing it / to take the credit
虚誉 虛譽 xū yù imaginary reputation / empty fame
隽誉 雋譽 jùn yù high fame
高名 gāo míng renown / fame
人怕出名猪怕肥 人怕出名豬怕肥 rén pà chū míng zhū pà féi lit. people fear getting famous like pigs fear fattening up (for the slaughter) / fig. fame has its price
出锋头 出鋒頭 chū fēng tou to push oneself forward / to seek fame / to be in the limelight
声名大噪 聲名大噪 shēng míng dà zào to rise to fame
驰骛 馳騖 chí wù to move swiftly / to speed / to run after (empty fame, power, money etc)
名人堂 míng rén táng Hall of Fame
名气 名氣 míng qi reputation / fame syn
声名鹊起 聲名鵲起 shēng míng - què qǐ (idiom) to rise to fame syn
荣华富贵 榮華富貴 róng huá fù guì glory, splendor, wealth and rank (idiom) / high position and great wealth syn
壹败涂地 壹敗塗地 yī bài tú dì beaten and wiped over the floor (idiom) / to fail utterly / a crushing defeat / failed and in a hopeless position
鸡犬升天 雞犬升天 jī quǎn shēng tiān lit. poultry and dogs rise to Heaven (idiom) / fig. to ride on sb else's success / Once one man gets a government position, all his cronies get in too / Once sb has cracked the problem, every Tom, Dick and Harry can do it syn
安富尊荣 安富尊榮 ān fù zūn róng well-off and respected (idiom) / to be content with one's wealth and position
一人得道,鸡犬升天 一人得道,雞犬升天 yī rén dé dào , jī quǎn shēng tiān lit. when a man achieves the Dao, his poultry and dogs rise to Heaven (idiom) / fig. to ride on sb else's success / Once one man gets a government position, all his cronies get in too / Once sb has cracked the problem, every Tom, Dick and Harry can do it
穷当益坚,老当益壮 窮當益堅,老當益壯 qióng dāng yì jiān , lǎo dāng yì zhuàng poor but ambition, old but vigorous (idiom) / robust and determined to hold one's position despite poverty and old age
幽明 yōu míng the hidden and the visible / that which can be seen and that which cannot / darkness and light / night and day / wisdom and ignorance / evil and good / the living and the dead / men and ghosts
幽明 yōu - míng the hidden and the visible / that which can be seen and that which cannot / darkness and light / night and day / wisdom and ignorance / evil and good / the living and the dead / men and ghosts
内定 內定 nèi dìng to select sb for a position without announcing the decision until later / to decide behind closed doors / all cut and dried
俯仰 fǔ yǎng lowering and raising of the head / (fig.) small move / pitch (position angle)
权位 權位 quán wèi power and position (politics) syn
琴剑飘零 琴劍飄零 qín jiàn piāo líng floating between zither and sword (idiom) / fig. wandering aimlessly with no tenured position
高官厚禄 高官厚祿 gāo guān hòu lù high post and generous salary (idiom) / promotion to a high official position syn
勒威耶 lè wēi yē Urbain Le Verrier (1811-1877), French mathematician and astronomer who predicted the position of Neptune
贪爵慕位 貪爵慕位 tān jué mù wèi to be greedy for nobility and admire social position (idiom)
蚂蚁上树 螞蟻上樹 mǎ yǐ shàng shù "ants climbing a tree", a Sichuan dish made with cellophane noodles 粉絲|粉丝[fen3 si1] and ground meat (so called because the particles of meat clinging to the noodles look like ants on the twigs of a tree) / (sex position) man standing, woman clinging to his upper body / (erotic massage) full-body licking
关于非洲环境和发展议程的开罗共同立场 關於非洲環境和發展議程的開羅共同立場 Cairo Common Position on the African Environment and Development Agenda
关于环境与发展的非洲共同立场 關於環境與發展的非洲共同立場 African Common Position on Environment and Development
小人得志 xiǎo rén dé zhì lit. a vile character flourishes (idiom) / fig. an inferior person gets into a position of power, becoming conceited and arrogant
位置 wèi zhi position / place / seat / CL:個|个[ge4] syn
代理 dài lǐ to act on behalf of sb in a responsible position / to act as an agent or proxy / surrogate / (computing) proxy syn
身份 shēn fèn identity / aspect of one's identity (i.e. sth that one is – mayor, father, permanent resident etc) / role / capacity (as in "in his capacity as a ..." 以…的身份[yi3 xx5 de5 shen1 fen4]) / status (social, legal etc) / position / rank syn
培养 培養 péi yǎng to cultivate / to breed / to foster / to nurture / to educate / to groom (for a position) / education / fostering / culture (biology) syn
提升 提昇 tí shēng to promote (to a higher-ranking position) / to lift / to hoist / (fig.) to elevate / to raise / to improve syn
立场 立場 lì chǎng position / standpoint / CL:個|个[ge4] syn
地位 dì wèi position / status / place / CL:個|个[ge4] syn
处于 處於 chǔ yú to be in (some state, position, or condition) syn
职位 職位 zhí wèi position / post / job syn
职务 職務 zhí wù post / position / job / duties syn
朝阳 朝陽 cháo yáng to be exposed to the sun / in a position facing the sun syn
得以 dé yǐ able to / so that sb can / enabling / in order to / finally in a position to / with sth in view syn
讲座 講座 jiǎng zuò course of lectures / lecture series / chair (academic position)
姿势 姿勢 zī shì posture / position syn
主张 主張 zhǔ zhāng to advocate / to stand for / view / position / stand / proposition / viewpoint / assertion / CL:個|个[ge4] syn
职称 職稱 zhí chēng one's professional position / title / job title syn
到位 dào wèi to get to the intended location / to be in place / to be in position / precise / well (done) syn
应聘 應聘 yìng pìn to accept a job offer / to apply for an advertised position
崛起 jué qǐ to rise abruptly (to a towering position) / to tower over / to spring up / to emerge suddenly / the emergence (e.g. of a power) syn
The four tones The four tones of Mandarin Pitch over time: tone 1 high and level (red), tone 2 rising (orange), tone 3 falling then rising (green), tone 4 falling (blue). tone 1 tone 2 tone 3 tone 4 Time Pitch

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