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尊严

zūn yán

Old HSK 6 HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word Traditional 尊嚴

尊严 (zūn yán) means "dignity; sanctity; honor". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was HSK 6 in the old six-level list.

What 尊严 means

1. dignity
2. sanctity
3. honor
4. majesty

The characters in 尊严

• 尊zūnsenior; of a senior generation; to honor
• 严yántight (closely sealed); stern; strict

Example sentences

• 请以尊严对待我。
  Treat me with dignity.
• 她有与生具来的尊严。
  Tā yǒu yǔshēngjùlái de zūnyán.
  She has inherent dignity.
• 她有与生俱来的尊严。
  She has inherent dignity.
• 你的行为已经冒犯了他的尊严。
  Nǐ de xíngwéi yǐjīng màofàn le tā de zūnyán.
  Your action has offended his dignity.
• 人人生而自由，尊严和权利平等。他们赋有理性和良知，应以弟兄之情互相对待。
  Rénrén shēng ér zìyóu, zūnyán hé quánlì píngděng. tāmen fù yǒulǐ xìng hé liángzhī, yīng yǐ dìxiong zhī qíng hùxiāng duìdài.
  All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.
• 人人生而自由,在尊严和权利上一律平等。他们赋有理性和良心,并应以兄弟关系的精神相对待。
  Rénrén shēng ér zìyóu, zài zūnyán hé quánlì shàng yīlǜ píngděng. tāmen fù yǒulǐ xìng hé liángxīn, bìng yīng yǐ xiōngdì guānxi de jīngshén xiāngduì dài.
  All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.

Where 尊严 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of HSK 6 Vocabulary · zhuó–zú (HSK 6), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

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