尊严 meaning in English

zūnyán

dignity; sanctity

HSK 7-9nounTraditional 尊嚴19 strokes

Meaning of 尊严

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

zūnyán
  1. dignity
  2. sanctity
  3. honor
  4. majesty

尊严 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

请qǐng以yǐ尊zūn严yán对duì待dài我wǒ。
Treat me with dignity.
她tā有yǒu与yǔ生shēng俱jù来lái的de尊zūn严yán。
She has inherent dignity.
你nǐ的de行xíng为wéi已yǐ经jīng冒mào犯fàn了le他tā的de尊zūn严yán。
Your action has offended his dignity.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

尊 zūn · to honor · 12 strokes

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严 yán · tight · 7 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 尊严.

严重yánzhònggrave; serious; severe; critical
严格yángéstrict; stringent; tight; rigorous
尊重zūnzhòngto esteem; to respect
尊敬zūnjìngto respect; to revere; to esteem; honorable; distinguished (used on formal occasions befor
严肃yánsù(of an atmosphere etc) solemn; grave; serious; (of a manner etc) earnest; severe; exacting
严厉yánlìsevere; strict
严禁yánjìnto strictly prohibit
自尊zìzūnself-respect; self-esteem
尊贵zūnguìrespected; respectable
严密yánmìtight; strict; closely controlled; rigorous and thorough
自尊心zìzūnxīnself-respect; self-esteem
庄严zhuāngyánsolemn; dignified; stately

Questions about 尊严

What does 尊严 mean?

尊严 (zūnyán) means "dignity; sanctity" and is used as a noun.

How do you write 尊严?

尊严 is made of 2 characters: 尊 (12 strokes), 严 (7 strokes). That is 19 strokes in total.

Is 尊严 an HSK word?

Yes. 尊严 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 尊严 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 尊严 is written 尊嚴.