尊 重 zūn zhòng to esteem / to respect / to honor / to value / eminent / serious / proper 荣 誉 róng yù honor / credit / glory / (honorable) reputation / honorary 面 子 miàn zi outer surface / outside / honor / reputation / face (as in "losing face") / self-respect / feelings / (medicinal) powder 表 彰 biǎo zhāng to honor / to commend / to cite (in dispatches) 尊 严 zūn yán dignity / sanctity / honor / majesty 名 誉 míng yù fame / reputation / honor / honorary / emeritus (of retired professor) 荣 耀 róng yào honor / glory 信 义 xìn yì good faith / honor / trust and justice 贞 操 zhēn cāo (usually of women) chastity / virginity / virtue / honor / loyalty / moral integrity 尊 崇 zūn chóng to revere / to admire / to honor / to venerate 承 兑 chéng duì to accept (i.e. acknowledge as calling for payment) (commerce) / to honor (a check, a promise) 荣 róng glory / honor / thriving 尊 zūn senior / of a senior generation / to honor / to respect / honorific / classifier for cannons and statues / ancient wine vessel 光 临 guāng lín (formal) to honor with one's presence / to attend 光 荣 guāng róng honor and glory / glorious 富 贵 fù guì riches and honor 上 手 shàng shǒu to obtain / to master / overhand (serve etc) / seat of honor 兑 现 duì xiàn (of a check etc) to cash / to honor a commitment 大 牌 dà pái strong card / honor card (card games) / very popular or successful person / self-important 殊 荣 shū róng special glory / distinction / rare honor / one's laurels / it's a privilege (to meet you) 功 名 gōng míng scholarly honor (in imperial exams) / rank / achievement / fame / glory 当 之 无 愧 dāng zhī wú kuì fully deserving, without any reservations (idiom) / entirely worthy (of a title, honor etc) 义 无 反 顾 yì wú fǎn gù honor does not allow one to glance back (idiom) / duty-bound not to turn back / no surrender / to pursue justice with no second thoughts 上 位 shàng wèi seat of honor / person in a high-ranking position / to be promoted to a more senior role / (genetics) epistatic 荣 辱 róng rǔ honor and disgrace / reputation 履 约 lu:3 yuē to keep a promise / to honor an agreement 争 光 zhēng guāng to win an honor / to strive to win a prize 四 维 sì wéi the four social bonds: propriety, justice, integrity and honor / see 禮義廉恥|礼义廉耻[li3 yi4 lian2 chi3] / the four directions / the four limbs (Chinese medicine) / four-dimensional 久 仰 jiǔ yǎng honorific: I've long looked forward to meeting you. / It's an honor to meet you at last. 伴 娘 bàn niáng bridesmaid / maid of honor / matron of honor 金 榜 jīn bǎng lit. tablet with inscription in gold / pass list for the top imperial examinations / roll of honor 执 事 zhí shi paraphernalia of a guard of honor 上 座 shàng zuò seat of honor 正 人 君 子 zhèng rén jūn zi upright gentleman / man of honor 抬 举 tái ju to lift sth up / to elevate sb / to honor sb (with compliments, gifts, promotions etc) / to show great regard / to speak highly / Taiwan pr. [tai2 ju3] 抬 举 tái jǔ to lift sth up / to elevate sb / to honor sb (with compliments, gifts, promotions etc) / to show great regard / to speak highly 廉 耻 lián chǐ honor and shame / sense of honor 尊 荣 zūn róng honor and glory 赏 脸 shǎng liǎn (polite) do me the honor 座 席 zuò xí seat (at banquet) / by ext. guest of honor 烈 女 liè nu:3 a woman who dies fighting for her honor or follows her husband in death 排 名 榜 pái míng bǎng ranking / ordered list / top 20 / roll of honor / to come nth out of 100 仪 仗 队 yí zhàng duì honor guard / guard of honor / the banner bearing contingent leading a military procession 光 荣 榜 guāng róng bǎng honor roll 赏 光 shǎng guāng to do sb the honor (of attending etc) / to put in an appearance / to show up 光 宗 耀 祖 guāng zōng yào zǔ to bring honor to one's ancestors 荣 辱 与 共 róng rǔ yǔ gòng (of friends or partners) to share both the honor and the disgrace (idiom) 授 勋 shòu xūn to award an honor 荣 归 róng guī to return home with honor 座 上 客 zuò shàng kè guest of honor 主 宾 zhǔ bīn guest of honor / host and guests 奉 若 神 明 fèng ruò shén míng to honor sb as a God (idiom) / to revere / to worship / to deify / to make a holy cow of sth / to put sb on a pedestal 喜 娘 xǐ niáng matron of honor (old) 践 约 jiàn yuē to keep a promise / to honor an agreement 光 前 裕 后 guāng qián yù hòu to bring honor to one's ancestors and benefit future generations (idiom) 舍 生 取 义 shě shēng qǔ yì to give up life for righteousness (idiom, from Mencius) / to choose honor over life / would rather sacrifice one's life than one's principles 敬 老 尊 贤 jìng lǎo zūn xián to respect the wise and venerate the worthy (idiom) / to honor the great and the good 敬 贤 礼 士 jìng xián lǐ shì to revere people of virtue and honor scholarship (idiom) 荣 宗 耀 祖 róng zōng yào zǔ to bring honor to one's ancestors (idiom) / also written 光宗耀祖 当 之 有 愧 dāng zhī yǒu kuì to feel undeserving of the praise or the honor 礼 义 廉 耻 lǐ yì lián chǐ sense of propriety, justice, integrity and honor (i.e. the four social bonds, 四維|四维[si4 wei2]) 引 以 为 荣 yǐn yǐ wéi róng to regard it as an honor (idiom) 上 首 shàng shǒu seat of honor / first place 徽 号 huī hào title of honor / term of respect 排 名 表 pái míng biǎo league table / roll of honor 贲 临 bì lín (of a distinguished guest) honor my house (firm etc) with your presence 大 紫 荆 勋 章 dà zǐ jīng xūn zhāng Great Bauhinia Medal (GBM), Hong Kong's highest honor 久 慕 jiǔ mù lit. I've admired you for a long time (honorific). / I've been looking forward to meeting you. / It's an honor to meet you at last. 久 慕 盛 名 jiǔ mù shèng míng I've admired your reputation for a long time (idiom) / I've been looking forward to meeting you. / It's an honor to meet you at last. 介 之 推 Jiè Zhī tuī Jie Zhitui (7th century BC), legendary selfless subject of Duke Wen of Jin 晉文公|晋文公[Jin4 Wen2 gong1], in whose honor the Qingming festival 清明[Qing1 ming2] (Pure brightness or tomb-sweeping festival) is said to have been initiated 做 脸 zuò liǎn to win honor / to put on a stern face / to have a facial (beauty treatment) 光 耀 门 楣 guāng yào mén méi splendor shines on the family's door (idiom) / fig. to bring honor to one's family 尊 贤 爱 物 zūn xián ài wù to honor the wise and love the people / respecting noble talent while protecting the common people 攘 善 rǎng shàn to claim credit due to others / to appropriate other's credit or honor 放 飞 机 fàng fēi jī (coll.) to stand sb up / to fail to honor an agreement 荣 归 故 里 róng guī gù lǐ to return home with honor 老 吾 老 , 以 及 人 之 老 lǎo wú lǎo , yǐ jí rén zhī lǎo to honor old people as we do our own aged parents 莅 临 指 导 lì lín zhǐ dǎo (of a notable person etc) to honor with one's presence and offer guidance (idiom) 襃 bāo to commend / to honor / to cite / variant of 褒, to praise 见 访 jiàn fǎng your visit (honorific) / you honor me with your visit 说 话 算 话 shuō huà suàn huà to do as promised / to be as good as one's word / to honor one's word / to mean what one says 识 荆 shí jīng It is a great honor to meet you. 识 荆 恨 晚 shí jīng hèn wǎn It is a great honor to meet you and I regret it is not sooner 酌 献 zhuó xiàn to honor a deity with wine 披 红 pī hóng to drape sb in red silk as a sign of honor 仪 卫 yí wèi guard of honor 老 吾 老 , 以 及 人 之 老 , 幼 吾 幼 , 以 及 人 之 ॲ lǎo wú lǎo , yǐ jí rén zhī lǎo , yòu wú yòu , yǐ jí rén zhī yòu to honor old people as we do our own aged parents, and care for other's children as one's own 贞 节 牌 坊 zhēn jié pái fāng memorial arch in honor of a chaste widow 老 吾 老 , 以 及 人 之 老 , 幼 吾 幼 , 以 及 人 之 ॲ lǎo wú lǎo , yǐ jí rén zhī lǎo , yòu wú yòu , yǐ jí rén zhī yòu to honor old people as we do our own aged parents, and care for other's children as one's own 老 吾 老 , 以 及 人 之 老 , 幼 吾 幼 , 以 及 人 之 ॲ lǎo wú lǎo , yǐ jí rén zhī lǎo , yòu wú yòu , yǐ jí rén zhī yòu to honor old people as we do our own aged parents, and care for other's children as one's own 仪 队 yí duì honor guard / parade squad 老 吾 老 , 以 及 人 之 老 , 幼 吾 幼 , 以 及 人 之 ॲ lǎo wú lǎo , yǐ jí rén zhī lǎo , yòu wú yòu , yǐ jí rén zhī yòu to honor old people as we do our own aged parents, and care for other's children as one's own 公 宴 gōng yàn banquet hosted by an organization to honor a distinguished figure / to host such a banquet 谢 师 宴 xiè shī yàn banquet hosted by students in honor of their teachers 老 吾 老 , 以 及 人 之 老 , 幼 吾 幼 , 以 及 人 之 ॲ lǎo wú lǎo , yǐ jí rén zhī lǎo , yòu wú yòu , yǐ jí rén zhī yòu to honor old people as we do our own aged parents, and care for other's children as one's own 老 吾 老 , 以 及 人 之 老 , 幼 吾 幼 , 以 及 人 之 ॲ lǎo wú lǎo , yǐ jí rén zhī lǎo , yòu wú yòu , yǐ jí rén zhī yòu to honor old people as we do our own aged parents, and care for other's children as one's own 老 吾 老 , 以 及 人 之 老 , 幼 吾 幼 , 以 及 人 之 ॲ lǎo wú lǎo , yǐ jí rén zhī lǎo , yòu wú yòu , yǐ jí rén zhī yòu to honor old people as we do our own aged parents, and care for other's children as one's own