惡名昭著 è míng zhāo zhù

infamous; notorious (idiom)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. infamous
  2. 2. notorious (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
惡 è
evil; vicious; fierce
名 míng HSK 1
name; famous; place (e.g. among winners)
昭 zhāo
bright; clear; manifest
著 zhù HSK 4
aspect particle indicating action in progress