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尊敬 zūnjìng

尊敬 zūnjìng Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 2 English Translations of the word 尊敬 zūnjìng .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
zūnjìng | zun1 jing4
English translation
to respect
to revere

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Traditional form

尊敬 zūnjìng

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí
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Etymology of 尊敬 zūnjìng

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zūn

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Depicts a hand ( cùn ) giving an offering to an elder ( qiú ) as a sign of respect.

Positional decomposition

酋寸

Number of Strokes

12
jìng

Explanation

Depicts kneeling () and extending one's hands in respect.

Positional decomposition

苟攵

Number of Strokes

12

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Example sentences using 尊敬 zūnjìng

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yīn Nián Gāo ér 特别 tèbié 受人尊敬 zūnjìng .

He was particularly respected for his great age.

rén zuò zhè 买卖 mǎi mài zhuàn le 很多 Qián , dàn què 失去 shīqù le 朋友 péngyou men duì de 尊敬 zūnjìng .

The man gained a lot in the business, but he lost the respect of his friends.

学生 xuésheng men 十分 shífēn 尊敬 zūnjìng 那些 nà xiē lǎo 教授 jiàoshòu .

Students revere the old professors.

尊敬 zūnjìng de 阁下 gé xià jiào 理查德 Lǐ chá dé ·萨维奇

My name is Richard Savage, your Lordship.

这份报纸 bàozhǐ de 调查 diàochá xìng 新闻报道 wéi 赢得 yíng dé le 尊敬 zūnjìng

The paper has earned respect for its investigative journalism.

尊敬 zūnjìng Decomposition

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尊敬 zūnjìng Compounds

See all 28 Chinese words that contain the characters that make up the word 尊敬 zūnjìng in their composition.

  • zūn
    • zūn , dūn , zūn , zūn , , zūn , zǔn , zǔn , zūn , zūn , zǔn , jùn , , , , , ,
  • jìng
    • jǐng , qíng , jǐng , qíng , jǐng , , , , , jīng
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