尊敬

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word 尊敬. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word 尊敬, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say 尊敬 in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word 尊敬 you have here. The definition of the word 尊敬 will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of尊敬, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

Chinese

to honour
to respect; to venerate; to salute
to respect; to venerate; to salute; to offer
 
trad. (尊敬)
simp. #(尊敬)

Pronunciation


Verb

尊敬

  1. (transitive) to respect; to honour; to hold in high esteem
    互相尊敬  ―  hùxiāng zūnjìng  ―  to respect one another; mutual respect
    既然你們已經清楚尊敬你們意願 [MSC, trad.]
    既然你们已经清楚尊敬你们意愿 [MSC, simp.]
    Jìrán nǐmen dōu yǐjīng xiǎng qīngchu le, nà wǒ zūnjìng nǐmen de yìyuàn.
    Considering you have all thought it through, I will respect your wishes.

Usage notes

尊敬 (zūnjìng) chiefly collocates with people, while 尊重 (zūnzhòng) collocates with both people and concepts.

Synonyms

Antonyms

Adjective

尊敬

  1. (Mainland China, attributive) respectable; honourable; esteemed
    尊敬顧客尊敬顾客  ―  zūnjìng de gùkè  ―  esteemed customer

Japanese

Kanji in this term
そん
Grade: 6
けい
Grade: 6
kan'on

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

Noun

(そん)(けい) (sonkei

  1. respect, reverence, honor

Synonyms

Antonyms

Derived terms

Verb

(そん)(けい)する (sonkei surusuru (stem (そん)(けい) (sonkei shi), past (そん)(けい)した (sonkei shita))

  1. to respect, to revere, to honor

Conjugation

References

  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

尊敬 (jon'gyeong) (hangeul 존경)

  1. hanja form? of 존경 (admiration, respect)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Verb

尊敬

  1. chữ Hán form of tôn kính (to respect; to hold in high esteem).