"Honor" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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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
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 (commerce) to accept (i.e. acknowledge as calling for payment) / 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
纪念 jì niàn to commemorate / to honor the memory of / memento / keepsake / souvenir
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 / (fig.) 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
记念 jì niàn to commemorate / to honor the memory of (variant of 紀念|纪念[ji4nian4])
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 (idiom) I've admired your reputation for a long time / it's an honor to meet you at last
五常 wǔ cháng the five cardinal virtues in traditional Chinese ethics: benevolence 仁[ren2], justice 義|义[yi4], propriety 禮|礼[li3], wisdom 智[zhi4] and honor 信[xin4] / alternative term for 五倫|五伦[wu3lun2], the five cardinal relationships / alternative term for 五行[wu3xing2], the five elements
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 others' 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，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 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
长生禄位 cháng shēng lù wèi tablet in honor of a person who is still alive (or was alive when the tablet was created)
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
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