Chinese

尊敬

/t͡su̯ən⁵⁵ t͡ɕiŋ⁵¹/
to respect; to honour; to hold in high esteem
  • HSK 5
  • TOCFL 5

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  • characterChinese尊 “to respect; to revere; to venerate”
    • ideaChinese酋 “chief of a tribe; chieftain”
    • ideaChinese寸 “Legally defined as the tsun of 3.71475 cm.”
    • ideaChinese廾 “both hands”
  • characterChinese敬 “to respect; to honor”
    • ideaChinese茍 “to be circumspect or cautious in one's behaviour”
      • ideaChinese羊 “caprid (e.g. sheep, goat, antelope, etc.) (Classifier: 隻／只 m c)”
      • ideaChinese卩 “kneeling person”
    • ideaChinese攴 “to hit lightly; to tap”

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