久仰大名

jiǔyǎng dàmíng
phrase

Meanings

  1. 1 I've long heard of you
  2. 2 it's an honor to meet you

Examples

HSK 4
Wáng jiàoshòu, jiǔyǎng dàmíng!
Professor Wang, I've heard so much about you!
HSK 5
Wǒmen dìyī cì jiànmiàn, tā wò zhe wǒ de shǒu shuō: " jiǔyǎng dàmíng, jīntiān zhōngyú jiàndào nín le. "
When we first met, he shook my hand and said: "I've long heard of you, and today at last I get to meet you."

Tips

usage
A formal courtesy on first meeting; the modest reply is 不敢当 "you flatter me". Among friends it can sound stiff or teasing. The short form 久仰 is often doubled: 久仰久仰.

Stroke Order

久 jiǔ
仰 yǎng
大 dà
名 míng