敬 meaning in English

jìng

(bound form) respectful; to respect; to offer politely

HSK 7-9verb12 strokes

Meaning of 敬

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

jìng
  1. (bound form) respectful; to respect
  2. to offer politely

敬 in example sentences

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

在zài IT 公gōng司sī里lǐ,数shù学xué好hǎo的de人rén容róng易yì得dé到dào尊zūn敬jìng。
In IT companies, people who are good at maths are well respected.
我wǒ尊zūn敬jìng布bù朗lǎng先xiān生shēng。
I respect Mr. Brown.
应yīng该gāi尊zūn敬jìng老lǎo师shī。
One should respect his teachers.
大dà家jiā都dōu尊zūn敬jìng他tā。
Everybody looked up to him.
Tom尊zūn敬jìng他tā的de父fù母mǔ。
Tom respects his parents.

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敬 jìng · respectful · 12 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 敬.

尊敬zūnjìngto respect; to revere; to esteem; honorable; distinguished (used on formal occasions befor
致敬zhìjìngto salute; to pay one's respects to
敬礼jìnglǐto salute; salute
敬意jìngyìrespect; esteem; high regard
敬佩jìngpèito esteem; to admire
敬重jìngzhòngto respect deeply; to revere
敬酒jìngjiǔto toast; to propose a toast
敬爱jìng'àito respect and love; to hold in high esteem
敬请jìngqǐngplease (do sth) (deferential form)
孝敬xiàojìngto show filial respect; to give presents (to one's elders or superiors)
敬业jìngyèdedicated to one's work
敬而远之jìng'éryuǎnzhīto show respect from a distance (idiom); to remain at a respectful distance

Questions about 敬

What does 敬 mean?

敬 (jìng) means "(bound form) respectful; to respect; to offer politely" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 敬?

敬 is made of 1 character: 敬 (12 strokes). That is 12 strokes in total.

Is 敬 an HSK word?

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