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尊重

zūn zhòng

Old HSK 4 HSK 3.0 level 4 2-character word

尊重 (zūn zhòng) means "to esteem". It is an HSK 3.0 level 4 word, and was HSK 4 in the old six-level list.

What 尊重 means

1. to esteem
2. to respect
3. to honor
4. to value
5. eminent
6. serious
7. proper

The characters in 尊重

• 尊zūnsenior; of a senior generation; to honor
• 重zhòngheavy; serious; to attach importance to

Example sentences

• 要尊重！
  Have respect!
• 尊重地回应。
  Respond with reverence.
• 他们互相尊重。
  They have mutual respect.
• 去找尊重你的人。
  Qù zhǎo zūnzhòng nǐ de rén.
  Find someone who respects you.
• 她很尊重她的导师。
  Tā hěn zūnzhòng tā de dǎoshī.
  She respects her homeroom teacher a lot.
• 他的行为值得尊重。
  His behavior is worthy of respect.

Where 尊重 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of Attitudes & opinions (HSK 4), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

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• Every HSK 4 word, with the rest of its level.
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