English–Chinese

“popular” in Chinese

Chinese

Also受欢迎 (shòu huān yíng)

Pronunciation

Pinyinrè mén

Example

这家餐厅很热门,周末总是满座。zhè jiā cān tīng hěn rè mén zhōu mò zǒng shì mǎn zuò

This restaurant is very popular, and it is always full on weekends.

Illustration for 热门 (popular)

How to say “popular” in Chinese

“Popular” in Chinese is 热门 (rè mén).

A shared surge of attention makes a subject, place, or product stand out as a current public favorite.

Full entry for 热门: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with 热门

这本书成了热门话题,大家都在讨论。zhè běn shū chéng le rè mén huà tí dà jiā dōu zài tǎo lùn

This book became a popular topic, and everyone is discussing it.

Tips for using 热门

  • The word describes attention or demand rather than quality, so a restaurant can have this status even when the sentence makes no claim about its food.

Other Chinese words for “popular”

这道菜很受欢迎,大家都点。zhè dào cài hěn shòu huān yíng dà jiā dōu diǎn

This dish is very popular, and everyone orders it.

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