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HSK
to salute / salute
HSK 7-9
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  *敬* | 敬* | *敬
(bound form) respectful; to respect / to offer politely
HSK 7-9
please (do sth) (deferential form)
HSK 7-9
to show respect from a distance (idiom) / to remain at a respectful distance
HSK 7-9
to esteem / to admire
HSK 7-9
respect; esteem; high regard
HSK 7-9
dedicated to one's work
HSK 7-9
to respect deeply / to revere / to esteem
HSK 7-9
to toast; to propose a toast
HSK 7-9
to respect and love; to hold in high esteem
HSK 7-9
to respect the elderly
term of respect; polite expression
honorific (e.g. in grammar of oriental languages)
to revere
to tell respectfully / to announce reverentially
to revere / highly esteemed
to respect a deity / to pray to a God
to worship
to worship piously / to present / to dedicate
to offer humbly (written at the end of letter to sb of higher status); your humble servant
please excuse me for not complying / to politely decline
to present respectfully / with (sb's) compliments / complimentary
to offer a cigarette (to a guest)
to hold sb in the same regard as one would a god (idiom)
to offer one's congratulations (formal)
deference / esteem / to admire
to address or refer to (sb) respectfully (as ...) / respectful term of address; honorific title
devout
yours truly / yours sincerely (at the end of a letter)
respectful closing to a letter
term of respect; polite expression
Dear Sirs / To Whom It May Concern
to respect the wise and venerate the worthy (idiom); to honor the great and the good
(idiom) to respect people of virtue and show courtesy to scholars
senior citizens' home; old folks' home
to serve tea (to guests)
to respect Gods and demons from a distance (idiom); to remain at a respectful distance
to treasure written material as a cultural resource (idiom)
to respectfully offer
(honorific) revered news / the most valuable information (in your recent letter, book etc) / Thank you for your letter.
diligent and sociable (idiom); meticulous in work and dealing cheerfully with one's colleagues
priority seating for the aged (on buses etc)
lit. to refuse a toast only to be forced to drink a forfeit (idiom) / fig. to turn down a request only to be forced later to comply with it under pressure


Tip: Pinyin can be entered with or without tone numbers, e.g. 'nihao' or 'ni3hao3'.
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