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尊严 zūnyán

尊严 zūnyán Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 4 English Translations of the word 尊严 zūnyán .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
zūnyán | zun1 yan2
English translation
dignity
sanctity
honor
majesty

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Traditional form

尊嚴

Part of speech

Adjective / 形容词 xíng róng cí Xíngróng cí
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Etymology of 尊严 zūnyán

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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
Yán

Explanation

Simplified form of yán . Phonosemantic compound. niè represents the meaning and gǎn represents the sound. Based on the original meaning "boast". The meaning later shifted to "extremely" and "severe". The traditional component gǎn was removed for simplification.

Positional decomposition

亚厂

Number of Strokes

7

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Example sentences using 尊严 zūnyán

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失去 shīqù le 美貌 měi mào 尊严 zūnyán 看上去 kàn shang qu 糟透了

She looks terrible, shorn of all her beauty and dignity.

我们 wǒmen 当然 dāngrán 想为英国 Yīng guó 网球 wǎngqiú 挽回 wǎnhuí 一些 yī xiē 尊严 zūnyán

We definitely wanted to salvage some pride for British tennis.

时刻 shíkè 提防 dī fáng zhāo 任何 rènhé 有辱尊严 zūnyán 之事

He is constantly on guard against any threat of humiliation.

尊严 zūnyán Decomposition

See the 5 Chinese characters that make up 尊严 zūnyán and their own compounds.

尊严 zūnyán Compounds

See all 20 Chinese words that contain the characters that make up the word 尊严 zūnyán in their composition.

  • zūn
    • zūn , dūn , zūn , zūn , , zūn , zǔn , zǔn , zūn , zūn , zǔn , jùn , , , , , ,
  • Yán
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