gōng

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Definitions

  1. 1. respectful

Example Sentences

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喜!
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Words Containing 恭

恭喜
gōng xǐ

congratulations

恭敬
gōng jìng

deferential

恭维
gōng wei

to praise

不恭
bù gōng

disrespectful

不敢恭维
bù gǎn gōng wei

to be underwhelmed

出恭
chū gōng

to defecate (euphemism)

前倨后恭
qián jù hòu gōng

to switch from arrogance to deference (idiom)

却之不恭
què zhī bù gōng

to refuse would be impolite

大恭
dà gōng

(literary) excrement; feces

尉迟恭
yù chí gōng

General Yuchi Gong (585-658), famous military man instrumental in founding the Tang dynasty

小恭
xiǎo gōng

(literary) urine

恭候
gōng hòu

to look forward to sth

恭喜发财
gōng xǐ fā cái

May you have a prosperous New Year! (New Year's greeting)

恭城
gōng chéng

Gongcheng Yao autonomous county in Guilin 桂林[guì lín], Guangxi

恭城瑶族自治县
gōng chéng yáo zú zì zhì xiàn

Gongcheng Yao autonomous county in Guilin 桂林[guì lín], Guangxi

恭城县
gōng chéng xiàn

Gongcheng Yao autonomous county in Guilin 桂林[guì lín], Guangxi

恭敬不如从命
gōng jìng bù rú cóng mìng

deference is no substitute for obedience (idiom)

恭祝
gōng zhù

to congratulate respectfully

恭亲王
gōng qīn wáng

Grand Prince (Qing title)

恭亲王奕䜣
gōng qīn wáng yì xīn

Grand Prince Yixin (1833-1898), sixth son of Emperor Daoguang, prominent politician, diplomat and modernizer in late Qing

恭谨
gōng jǐn

(literary) respectful; deferential

恭贺
gōng hè

to congratulate respectfully

恭贺佳节
gōng hè jiā jié

season's greetings (idiom)

恭贺新禧
gōng hè xīn xǐ

Happy New Year

恭顺
gōng shùn

deferential

洗耳恭听
xǐ ěr gōng tīng

to listen with respectful attention

温良恭俭
wēn liáng gōng jiǎn

temperate, kind, courteous and restrained

温良恭俭让
wēn liáng gōng jiǎn ràng

temperate, kind, courteous, restrained and magnanimous

玩世不恭
wán shì bù gōng

to trifle without respect (idiom); to despise worldly conventions

毕恭毕敬
bì gōng bì jìng

reverent and respectful

结恭
jié gōng

to be constipated (euphemism)

谦恭
qiān gōng

polite and modest

陈恭尹
chén gōng yǐn

Chen Gongyin (1631-1700), early Qing dynasty poet