grand; illustrious; celebrated
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesadjective
grand; magnificent; illustrious; celebrated
formalPrimarily used in set phrases such as 鼎鼎大名 and 鼎鼎有名. Rarely used independently in modern Chinese.
Tā他
shì是
yī一
wèi位
dǐng鼎
dǐng鼎
yǒu有
míng名
de的
zuò作
jiā家
。
He is a celebrated writer.
Zhè这
wèi位
dǐng鼎
dǐng鼎
dà大
míng名
de的
qǐ企
yè业
jiā家
jīn今
tiān天
lái来
dào到
le了
xiàn现
chǎng场
。
This illustrious entrepreneur arrived at the scene today.
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Bié别
kàn看
tā他
xiàn现
zài在
mò默
mò默
wú无
wén闻
，
jiāng将
lái来
bì必
néng能
chéng成
jiù就
dǐng鼎
dǐng鼎
zhī之
yè业
。
Though he is unknown now, he will surely achieve great things in the future.