著名 zhù míng
“famous; noted; well-known”
HSK 4 · 2021 list level 4
新HSK等级2025 HSK 3.0 syllabus level
著名 appears in the November 2025 exam syllabus in the following numbered entry. Levels refer to the listed reading and use, not every meaning.
- Entry 1967: 著名 zhùmíng — Level 4; official annotation 4 (形). PDF page 129
Separate from the HSK 2.0 and 2021 list labels above. Compare the three lists.
用法How to use 著名
著名 means "famous, well-known" and is used mostly before a noun to describe people, places, or works that many people know about. The usual pattern is 著名的 + noun, and it is more formal than the everyday 有名.
例句Example sentences
- 他是一位著名的医生。tā shì yí wèi zhù míng de yī sheng.He is a famous doctor.
- 北京有很多著名的地方。běi jīng yǒu hěn duō zhù míng de dì fang.Beijing has many famous places.
- 她想成为一位著名的歌手。tā xiǎng chéng wéi yí wèi zhù míng de gē shǒu.She wants to become a famous singer.