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尊敬

zūnjìng

to respect

A person bowing to an elder
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Characters in this word

尊 zūn

Strokes
12
Radical
寸 — inch
Made of
酋 chief of tribe, chieftain 寸 inch
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
More about the character 尊

敬 jìng

Strokes
12
Radical
攵 — to rap, to tap
Made of
苟 careless, frivolous, illicit 攵 to rap, to tap
More about the character 敬

Example phrases

  • 我尊敬老师。 Wǒ zūnjìng lǎoshī. I respect the teacher.
  • 他很尊敬你。 Tā hěn zūnjìng nǐ. He respects you very much.
  • 大家尊敬她。 Dàjiā zūnjìng tā. Everyone respects her.

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