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恭敬

gōng jìng

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

恭敬 (gōng jìng) means "deferential; respectful". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was HSK 6 in the old six-level list.

What 恭敬 means

1. deferential
2. respectful

The characters in 恭敬

• 恭gōngrespectful
• 敬jìng(bound form) respectful; to respect; to offer politely

Example sentences

• 那我就恭敬不如从命啦。
  Nà wǒ jiù gōngjìngbùrúcóngmìng lā.
  Then I'll work on the principle that deference is no substitute for obedience.
• 没有人向他恭敬地鞠躬。
  No one respectfully bowed towards him.

Words starting with 恭敬

• 恭敬不如从命gōng jìng bù rú cóng mìngdeference is no substitute for obedience (idiom)…

Where 恭敬 is taught

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

Go deeper

• Every HSK 6 word, with the rest of its level.
• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read gōng jìng correctly.
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