名存實亡 míng cún shí wáng

the name remains, but the reality is gone (idiom)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. the name remains, but the reality is gone (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
名 míng HSK 1
name; famous; place (e.g. among winners)
存 cún HSK 4
to keep; to store; to deposit
實 shí
real; true; really
亡 wáng HSK 6
to die; deceased; to be gone