敬而远之 meaning in English
to show respect from a distance (idiom); to remain at a respectful distance
Meaning of 敬而远之
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
jìng'éryuǎnzhī
- to show respect from a distance (idiom)
- to remain at a respectful distance
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敬 jìng · respectful · 12 strokes
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而 ér · and · 6 strokes
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远 yuǎn · far · 7 strokes
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之 zhī · possessive particle · 3 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 敬而远之.
| 而且 | érqiě | (not only ...) but also; moreover; in addition; furthermore |
| 永远 | yǒngyuǎn | forever; eternal |
| 跳远 | tiàoyuǎn | long jump (athletics) |
| 之前 | zhīqián | before; prior to |
| 之后 | zhīhòu | after; behind; (at the beginning of a sentence) afterwards; since then |
| 之间 | zhījiān | (after a noun) between; among; amid; (used after certain bisyllabic words to form expressi |
| 之一 | zhīyī | one of (sth); one out of a multitude |
| 而是 | ér shì | rather |
| 总之 | zǒngzhī | in a word; in short |
| 然而 | rán'ér | however; but; yet |
| 反而 | fǎn'ér | on the contrary; instead |
| 分之 | fēn zhī | (indicating a fraction) |
Questions about 敬而远之
What does 敬而远之 mean?
敬而远之 (jìng'éryuǎnzhī) means "to show respect from a distance (idiom); to remain at a respectful distance".
How do you write 敬而远之?
敬而远之 is made of 4 characters: 敬 (12 strokes), 而 (6 strokes), 远 (7 strokes), 之 (3 strokes). That is 28 strokes in total.
Is 敬而远之 an HSK word?
Yes. 敬而远之 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 敬而远之 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 敬而远之 is written 敬而遠之.