Definition
得名 is a separable verb (离合词) meaning 'to gain a name or reputation' or 'to be named after something'. The verb 得 and the object 名 can be separated by aspect markers (了, 过) or modifiers, as in 得了名 or 得了一个好名. A common pattern is 得名于 ('to be named after / to owe its name to').
v.o.
to gain a reputationto be named (after something)
Examples
- 得名。Zhège chéngshì dé míng yú tā de gǔlǎo jiànzhù.This city is named after its ancient architecture.
- 得名。Tā yīn nà xiàng fāmíng ér dé míng.He gained fame from that invention.
- ，。Zhège dìqū fēngjǐng yōuměi, dé le yí gè hǎo míng.This region has beautiful scenery and gained a good reputation.
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