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What does 名人 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

名人 míngrén

celebrity; famous person

Its characters

  1. 名 míng famous (as in 名人)
  2. 人 rén person

In a sentence

他现在是网上的名人了。 He's now a celebrity online.

兄弟俩年纪轻轻就同时考上了进士,一下子成了京城里的名人。

From 苏东坡:诗人和吃货 · Su Dongpo, poet and cook: the story behind Dongpo pork

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