名垂青史 míng chuí qīng shǐ

win eternal fame; be remembered in history

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 30971st word

Definitions

  1. 1. lit. reputation will go down in history (idiom); fig. achievements will earn eternal glory

Characters

Character Meaning
名 míng HSK 1
name; famous; place (e.g. among winners)
垂 chuí HSK 6
to hang (down); droop; dangle
青 qīng HSK 5
green; blue; young (of people)
史 shǐ HSK 3
history; surname Shi; annals