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敬
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Definitions
- 1. (bound form) respectful; to respect
- 2. to offer politely
Example Sentences
1 shown敬 具
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Words Containing 敬
Dear Sirs
to revere
devout
universally admired
to treat each other as an honored guest (idiom)
honorific (e.g. in grammar of oriental languages)
to respect; to revere; to esteem
respectable
lit. to refuse a toast only to be forced to drink a forfeit (idiom)
Guo Jingming (1983-), Chinese young-adult fiction writer and teen pop idol
to offer a cigarette (to a guest)
to salute
to show respect from a distance (idiom)
Emperor Jingzong of Tang (809-827), reign name of fourteenth Tang emperor 李湛[lǐ zhàn], reigned 825-827
to respectfully offer
to show filial respect
to burn incense in prayer to a God
to admire and respect
respect for the aged
venerable
deferential
to feel respect
deference
respectfully yours (at the end of a letter)
priority seating for the aged (on buses etc)
to respect a deity
to respect Gods and demons from a distance (idiom); to remain at a respectful distance
to esteem
deference is no substitute for obedience (idiom)
yours truly
please (do sth) (deferential form)
reverent
to treasure written material as a cultural resource (idiom)
(honorific) revered news
to revere
Lu Zijing or Lu Su 魯肅|鲁肃 (172-217), statesman, diplomat and strategist of Eastern Wu 東吳|东吴
to salute
to tell respectfully
to offer humbly (written at the end of letter from sb of lower status to higher status); your humble servant
dedicated to one's work
home of respect for aged
devoted to one's work
respect and love
deserving
to worship piously
disrespect
to revere
to respect deeply
to toast
respect; esteem; high regard
respectful
to feel deep veneration for sb (idiom)
polite congratulations (i.e. on a greeting card)
reverent and respectful
Eliakim (name, Hebrew: God will raise up)
diligent and sociable (idiom); meticulous in work and dealing cheerfully with one's colleagues
to respect the wise and venerate the worthy (idiom); to honor the great and the good
term of respect; polite expression
to return a compliment
to worship
to show disrespect; I'm awfully sorry – please forgive me
Xia Jingqu (1705-1787), Qing novelist, author of monumental novel 野叟曝言[yě sǒu pù yán] Humble Words of a Rustic Elder
to present respectfully
to serve tea (to guests)
to offer one's congratulations (formal)
Wu Jingzi (1701-1754), Qing dynasty novelist, author of The Scholars 儒林外史[rú lín wài shǐ]
please excuse me for not complying
to address or refer to (sb) respectfully (as ...)
term of respect; polite expression
to revere people of virtue and honor scholarship (idiom)
respectful closing to a letter