徵名責實 zhēng míng zé shí

judge by name; check name matches fact

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to seek out the real nature based on the name (idiom); to judge sth at face value

Characters

Character Meaning
徵 zhēng
to levy (taxes); to recruit; to draft (troops)
名 míng HSK 1
name; famous; place (e.g. among winners)
責 zé
to blame; to reproach; responsibility
實 shí
real; true; really