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敬而远之

jìng’éryuǎnzhī

Traditional: 敬而遠之

to show respect from a distance (idiom)

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Meaning of 敬而远之 in English

jìng’éryuǎnzhīHSK 7–9Syllabus #7602
  1. to show respect from a distance (idiom)
  2. to remain at a respectful distance

Characters

敬 on its own →
jìng · to offer politely

HSK words with 敬

尊敬HSK 5敬HSK 7–9崇敬HSK 7–9恭敬HSK 7–9敬爱HSK 7–9敬礼HSK 7–9敬佩HSK 7–9敬请HSK 7–9敬畏HSK 7–9敬业HSK 7–9

HSK words with 而

而且HSK 3而HSK 4然而HSK 4从而HSK 5反而HSK 5因而HSK 5进而HSK 6而已HSK 7–9继而HSK 7–9时而HSK 7–9
远 on its own →
yuǎn · far

HSK words with 远

远HSK 2永远HSK 4远离HSK 4长远HSK 5久远HSK 5深远HSK 5跳远HSK 5遥远HSK 6远程HSK 6远方HSK 6
之 on its own →
zhī · (possessive particle, literary equivalen

HSK words with 之

之HSK 4之后HSK 4之间HSK 4之前HSK 4之中HSK 4总之HSK 5之所以HSK 6反之HSK 7–9加之HSK 7–9之际HSK 7–9

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