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声誉 shēngyù “reputation” in Chinese

Traditional 聲譽

What 声誉 means

  1. reputation
  2. prestige
  3. fame

How to say 声誉

  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale声shēng1st tone, high and level
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale誉yù4th tone, falling

声誉 in a sentence

  1. 维持一个人的声誉是很难的。

    Wéichí yí ge rén de shēngyù shì hěn nán de.

    It’s hard to keep a good reputation.

    Sentence #798116 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

  2. 丑闻让他付出了失去声誉的代价。

    Chǒuwén ràng tā fùchū le shīqù shēngyù de dàijià.

    The scandal cost him his reputation.

    Sentence #427625 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

How 声誉 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 声 (shēng) drawn as one shape
声shēngsound

声 is a single shape of 7 strokes. Learn it whole, then watch its stroke order below.

Memory aidSimplified from 聲, which has an ear 耳 at the bottom: a sound, a voice.

The character 誉 (yù) with each of its parts in a different colour
誉yùto praise
  • 兴to thrive · xīng
  • 言speech · yán

How to write 声誉

声 7 strokes · 誉 13 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

声誉 (shēngyù) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 声誉 (shēngyù). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 声誉

Words with 声

声shēng · sound声音shēngyīn · sound声调shēngdiào · tone (of a syllable)声明shēngmíng · statement相声xiàngsheng · comic dialogue (crosstalk)声势shēngshì · momentum鸦雀无声yāquèwúshēng · silence reigns

Words with 誉

信誉xìnyù · reputation名誉míngyù · reputation荣誉róngyù · honour

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涉及shèjí · to involve生机shēngjī · vitality声势shēngshì · momentum生肖shēngxiào · Chinese zodiac sign神仙shénxiān · immortal是非shìfēi · right and wrong事迹shìjì · deed事件shìjiàn · event

FAQs

声誉 (shēngyù) means “reputation” or “prestige”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it shēngyù: shēng with a 1st tone, then yù with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 声誉 is written 聲譽. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type shengyu with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 声誉 from the suggestions. Typing shengyu into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
声誉 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.