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尊敬

zūn jìng

Old HSK 5 HSK 3.0 level 5 2-character word

尊敬 (zūn jìng) means "to respect". It is an HSK 3.0 level 5 word, and was HSK 5 in the old six-level list.

What 尊敬 means

1. to respect; to revere; to esteem
2. honorable; distinguished (used on formal occasions before a term of address)

The characters in 尊敬

• 尊zūnsenior; of a senior generation; to honor
• 敬jìng(bound form) respectful; to respect; to offer politely

Example sentences

• 我尊敬长辈。
  Wǒ zūnjìng zhǎngbèi.
  I respect the elderly.
• 我尊敬汤姆。
  I respect Tom.
• 大家都尊敬他。
  Everybody looked up to him.
• 应该尊敬老师。
  One's teachers should be treated with respect.
• 大家都很尊敬他。
  He is respected by everyone.
• 每的人都尊敬亨利。
  Měi de rén dōu zūnjìng Hēnglì.
  Everybody looks up to Henry.

Where 尊敬 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of Affection & Personal Relations (HSK 5), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

Go deeper

• Every HSK 5 word, with the rest of its level.
• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read zūn jìng correctly.
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