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敬意

jìng yì

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word

敬意 (jìng yì) means "respect; esteem; high regard". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 敬意 means

1. respect; esteem; high regard

The characters in 敬意

• 敬jìng(bound form) respectful; to respect; to offer politely
• 意yì(bound form) idea; thought; meaning; sense; (bound form) intention; feeling; inclination…

Example sentences

• 我对她的大公无私怀有敬意。
  Wǒ duì tā de dàgōngwúsī huáiyǒu jìngyì.
  I respect her selflessness.
• 在这个世界上，有一个我们不能涉足、不该涉足的领域。认识到这样的存在并接受它，对它表示绝对的敬意，是一切信仰的第一步。
  Zài zhège shìjiè shàng, yǒu yī gè wǒmen bù néng shèzú, bù gāi shèzú de lǐngyù. rènshi dào zhèyàng de cúnzài bìng jiēshòu tā, duì tā biǎoshì juéduì de jìngyì, shì yīqiè xìnyǎng de dìyībù.
  There is a place in this world where we cannot and must not set foot. Knowing of this existence, to accept it and show it the greatest reverence is the first step to belief.

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• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read jìng yì correctly.
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