欺世盗名 qī shì dào míng

to fool the world and usurp a good name (idiom)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 50209th word

Definitions

  1. 1. to fool the world and usurp a good name (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
欺 qī HSK 6
to deceive; to cheat; to take unfair advantage of
世 shì HSK 3
world; era; age
盗 dào HSK 6
to steal; thief; to rob
名 míng HSK 1
name; famous; place (e.g. among winners)