Chinese Dictionary

Usage of the character 敬

(bound form) respectful; to respect
to offer politely

to revere
to venerate
high esteem

to toast; to propose a toast

to worship

to serve tea (to guests)

deference
esteem
to admire

to tell respectfully
to announce reverentially

to respect; to revere; to esteem
honorable; distinguished (used on formal occasions before a term of address)

to revere

to respect and love; to hold in high esteem

to return a compliment
to give sth in return

to feel respect

to salute
to pay one's respects to
to pay tribute to
to pay homage to

honorific (e.g. in grammar of oriental languages)

to esteem
to admire

to offer a cigarette (to a guest)

deferential
respectful

yours truly
yours sincerely (at the end of a letter)

please (do sth) (deferential form)

respectful
deferential

to present respectfully
with (sb's) compliments
complimentary

to respect a deity
to pray to a God

term of respect; polite expression

reverent

to worship piously
to present
to dedicate

(honorific) revered news
the most valuable information (in your recent letter, book etc)
Thank you for your letter.

to admire and respect

to revere
highly esteemed

venerable

respect; esteem; high regard

to offer one's congratulations (formal)

to respectfully offer

respectful closing to a letter

dedicated to one's work

respect for the aged

disrespect
irreverent
rude
insufficiently respectful (to a superior)

to show disrespect; I'm awfully sorry – please forgive me

to address or refer to (sb) respectfully (as ...)
respectful term of address; honorific title

to offer humbly (written at the end of letter to sb of higher status); your humble servant

to salute
salute

term of respect; polite expression

to show filial respect
to give presents (to one's elders or superiors)
to support one's aged parents

to respect deeply
to revere
to esteem

devout

Guō Jìngmíng

Guo Jingming (1983-), Chinese young-adult fiction writer and teen pop idol

Dear Sirs
To Whom It May Concern

Táng Jìngzōng

Emperor Jingzong of Tang (809-827), reign name of fourteenth Tang emperor 李湛 ( Lǐ Zhàn), reigned 825-827

priority seating for the aged (on buses etc)

Lu Zijing or Lu Su 魯肅／鲁肃 (172-217), statesman, diplomat and strategist of Eastern Wu 東吳／东吴

home of respect for aged
nursing home

respectable

Xia Jingqu (1705-1787), Qing novelist, author of monumental novel 野叟曝言 ( Yěsǒu Pùyán) Humble Words of a Rustic Elder

Wu Jingzi (1701-1754), Qing dynasty novelist, author of The Scholars 儒林外史 ( Rulín Wàishi)

jìngxièbùmǐn

please excuse me for not complying
to politely decline

fèngshēnhèjìng

polite congratulations (i.e. on a greeting card)

jìngyèlèqún

diligent and sociable (idiom); meticulous in work and dealing cheerfully with one's colleagues

xiāngjìngrúbīn

to treat each other as an honored guest (idiom)
mutual respect between husband and wife

jìngxiánlǐshì

to revere people of virtue and honor scholarship (idiom)

jìngxīzìzhǐ

to treasure written material as a cultural resource (idiom)

cǐzhìjìnglǐ

respectfully yours (at the end of a letter)

jìnglǎozūnxián

to respect the wise and venerate the worthy (idiom); to honor the great and the good

jìng'éryuǎnzhī

to show respect from a distance (idiom)
to remain at a respectful distance

àigǎngjìngyè

devoted to one's work

bìgōngbìjìng

variant of 畢恭畢敬／毕恭毕敬 (bìgōngbìjìng)

bìgōngbìjìng

reverent and respectful
extremely deferential

sùránqǐjìng

to feel deep veneration for sb (idiom)

jìngruòshénmíng

to hold sb in the same regard as one would a god (idiom)

fénxiāngjìngshén

to burn incense in prayer to a God

zhòngrénjìngyǎng

universally admired
highly esteemed by everyone

Eliakim (name, Hebrew: God will raise up)
Eliakim, servant of the Lord in Isaiah 22:20
Eliakim, son of Abiud and father of Azor in Matthew 1:13

gōngjìngbùrúcóngmìng

恭敬不如从命

[恭敬不如從命]

deference is no substitute for obedience (idiom)
(said to accept sb's request, invitation etc)

jìngguǐshén'éryuǎnzhī

敬鬼神而远之

[敬鬼神而遠之]

to respect Gods and demons from a distance (idiom); to remain at a respectful distance

jìngjiǔbùchīchīfájiǔ

敬酒不吃吃罚酒

[敬酒不吃吃罰酒]

lit. to refuse a toast only to be forced to drink a forfeit (idiom)
fig. to turn down a request only to be forced later to comply with it under pressure