"Honor" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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 zūn zhòng to esteem / to respect / to honor / to value / eminent / serious / proper
 róng yù honor / credit / glory / (honorable) reputation / honorary
 miàn zi outer surface / outside / honor / reputation / face (as in "losing face") / self-respect / feelings / (medicinal) powder
 biǎo zhāng to honor / to commend / to cite (in dispatches)
 zūn yán dignity / sanctity / honor / majesty
 míng yù fame / reputation / honor / honorary / emeritus (of retired professor)
耀 róng yào honor / glory
 xìn yì good faith / honor / trust and justice
 zhēn cāo (usually of women) chastity / virginity / virtue / honor / loyalty / moral integrity
 zūn chóng to revere / to admire / to honor / to venerate
 chéng duì to accept (i.e. acknowledge as calling for payment) (commerce) / to honor (a check, a promise)
 róng glory / honor / thriving
 zūn senior / of a senior generation / to honor / to respect / honorific / classifier for cannons and statues / ancient wine vessel
 guāng lín (formal) to honor with one's presence / to attend
 guāng róng honor and glory / glorious
 fù guì riches and honor
 shàng shǒu to obtain / to master / overhand (serve etc) / seat of honor
 duì xiàn (of a check etc) to cash / to honor a commitment
 dà pái strong card / honor card (card games) / very popular or successful person / self-important
 shū róng special glory / distinction / rare honor / one's laurels / it's a privilege (to meet you)
 gōng míng scholarly honor (in imperial exams) / rank / achievement / fame / glory
 dāng zhī wú kuì fully deserving, without any reservations (idiom) / entirely worthy (of a title, honor etc)
 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
 shàng wèi seat of honor / person in a high-ranking position / to be promoted to a more senior role / (genetics) epistatic
 róng rǔ honor and disgrace / reputation
 lu:3 yuē to keep a promise / to honor an agreement
 zhēng guāng to win an honor / to strive to win a prize
 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
 jiǔ yǎng honorific: I've long looked forward to meeting you. / It's an honor to meet you at last.
 bàn niáng bridesmaid / maid of honor / matron of honor
 jīn bǎng lit. tablet with inscription in gold / pass list for the top imperial examinations / roll of honor
 zhí shi paraphernalia of a guard of honor
 shàng zuò seat of honor
 zhèng rén jūn zi upright gentleman / man of honor
 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]
 tái jǔ to lift sth up / to elevate sb / to honor sb (with compliments, gifts, promotions etc) / to show great regard / to speak highly
 lián chǐ honor and shame / sense of honor
 zūn róng honor and glory
 shǎng liǎn (polite) do me the honor
 zuò xí seat (at banquet) / by ext. guest of honor
 liè nu:3 a woman who dies fighting for her honor or follows her husband in death
 pái míng bǎng ranking / ordered list / top 20 / roll of honor / to come nth out of 100
 yí zhàng duì honor guard / guard of honor / the banner bearing contingent leading a military procession
 guāng róng bǎng honor roll
 shǎng guāng to do sb the honor (of attending etc) / to put in an appearance / to show up
耀 guāng zōng yào zǔ to bring honor to one's ancestors
 róng rǔ yǔ gòng (of friends or partners) to share both the honor and the disgrace (idiom)
 shòu xūn to award an honor
 róng guī to return home with honor
 zuò shàng kè guest of honor
 zhǔ bīn guest of honor / host and guests
 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
 xǐ niáng matron of honor (old)
 jiàn yuē to keep a promise / to honor an agreement
 guāng qián yù hòu to bring honor to one's ancestors and benefit future generations (idiom)
 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
 jìng lǎo zūn xián to respect the wise and venerate the worthy (idiom) / to honor the great and the good
 jìng xián lǐ shì to revere people of virtue and honor scholarship (idiom)
耀 róng zōng yào zǔ to bring honor to one's ancestors (idiom) / also written 光宗耀祖
 dāng zhī yǒu kuì to feel undeserving of the praise or the honor
 lǐ yì lián chǐ sense of propriety, justice, integrity and honor (i.e. the four social bonds, 四維|四维[si4 wei2])
 yǐn yǐ wéi róng to regard it as an honor (idiom)
 shàng shǒu seat of honor / first place
 huī hào title of honor / term of respect
 pái míng biǎo league table / roll of honor
 bì lín (of a distinguished guest) honor my house (firm etc) with your presence
 dà zǐ jīng xūn zhāng Great Bauhinia Medal (GBM), Hong Kong's highest honor
 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.
 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.
 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
 zuò liǎn to win honor / to put on a stern face / to have a facial (beauty treatment)
耀 guāng yào mén méi splendor shines on the family's door (idiom) / fig. to bring honor to one's family
 zūn xián ài wù to honor the wise and love the people / respecting noble talent while protecting the common people
 rǎng shàn to claim credit due to others / to appropriate other's credit or honor
 fàng fēi jī (coll.) to stand sb up / to fail to honor an agreement
 róng guī gù lǐ to return home with honor
 lǎo wú lǎo , yǐ jí rén zhī lǎo to honor old people as we do our own aged parents
 lì lín zhǐ dǎo (of a notable person etc) to honor with one's presence and offer guidance (idiom)
 bāo to commend / to honor / to cite / variant of 褒, to praise
访 jiàn fǎng your visit (honorific) / you honor me with your visit
 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
 shí jīng It is a great honor to meet you.
 shí jīng hèn wǎn It is a great honor to meet you and I regret it is not sooner
 zhuó xiàn to honor a deity with wine
 pī hóng to drape sb in red silk as a sign of honor
 yí wèi guard of honor
 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
 zhēn jié pái fāng memorial arch in honor of a chaste widow
 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
 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
 yí duì honor guard / parade squad
 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
 gōng yàn banquet hosted by an organization to honor a distinguished figure / to host such a banquet
 xiè shī yàn banquet hosted by students in honor of their teachers
 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
 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
 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
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