"(honorific) to greet" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Translation Actions
奉迎 fèng yíng (honorific) to greet / to fawn
Chinese Pinyin Translation Actions
千金 qiān jīn thousand jin 斤 (pounds) of gold / money and riches / (honorific) invaluable (support) / (honorific) daughter syn
迎接 yíng jiē to welcome / to greet syn
招呼 zhāo hu to call out to / to greet / to say hello to / to inform / to take care of / to take care that one does not syn
打招呼 dǎ zhāo hu to greet sb by word or action / to give prior notice syn
首映 shǒu yìng to premiere (a movie or TV show) / premiere (of a movie) / first-run (movie) / to greet (the eye) before anything else (e.g. when entering a room)
施礼 施禮 shī lǐ to salute / to greet syn
出迎 chū yíng to greet / to go out to meet syn
to greet by raising clasped hands
失瞻 shī zhān to fail to greet in timely manner
送旧迎新 送舊迎新 sòng jiù yíng xīn usher out the old, greet the new / esp. to see in the New Year
全球可再生能源教育和训练方桉 全球可再生能源教育和訓練方案 Global Renewable Energy Education and Training Programme / GREET Programme
映入眼帘 映入眼簾 yìng rù yǎn lián (idiom) to greet the eye / to come into view syn
接引 jiē yǐn to greet and usher in (guests, newcomers etc) / (Buddhism) to receive into the Pure Land
见面会 見面會 jiàn miàn huì meet and greet
相迎 xiāng yíng to welcome sb / to greet sb
公子 gōng zǐ son of an official / son of nobility / your son (honorific) syn
几位 幾位 jǐ wèi several people (honorific) / Ladies and Gentlemen!
大作 dà zuò your work (book, musical composition etc) (honorific) / to erupt / to begin abruptly syn
少爷 少爺 shào ye son of the boss / young master of the house / your son (honorific) syn
殿下 diàn xià Your Majesty (honorific) / His or Her Highness syn
道人 dào rén Taoist devotee (honorific) syn
千秋 qiān qiū a thousand years / your birthday (honorific)
禅师 禪師 chán shī honorific title for a Buddhist monk syn
夫君 fū jūn (honorific) husband syn
仁兄 rén xiōng (honorific written address) My dear friend syn
天尊 tiān zūn (honorific appellation of a deity)
赐教 賜教 cì jiào (honorific) to impart one's wisdom / to enlighten syn
麾下 huī xià troops / subordinates / (honorific appellation for a general) syn
珍重 zhēn zhòng precious / extremely valuable / (honorific) Please take good care of yourself! syn
高见 高見 gāo jiàn wise opinion / brilliant idea (honorific) syn
贵校 貴校 guì xiào (honorific) your school
鼎力 dǐng lì (honorific) your kind efforts / thanks to your help syn
奉陪 fèng péi (honorific) to accompany / to keep sb company syn
尊称 尊稱 zūn chēng to address sb deferentially / title / honorific syn
久仰 jiǔ yǎng honorific: I've long looked forward to meeting you. / It's an honor to meet you at last. syn
奉送 fèng sòng (honorific) to give syn
令尊 lìng zūn Your esteemed father (honorific) syn
宽衣 寬衣 kuān yī please take off your coat (honorific) / loose-fitting garment syn
奉告 fèng gào (honorific) to inform syn
驾临 駕臨 jià lín to grace sb with one's presence / your arrival (honorific) / your esteemed presence syn
高论 高論 gāo lùn enlightening remarks (honorific) / brilliant views
gāo high / tall / above average / loud / your (honorific) syn
借问 借問 jiè wèn (honorific) May I ask? syn
奉还 奉還 fèng huán to return with thanks / to give back (honorific) syn
高堂 gāo táng main hall / honorific for one's parents (old)
令堂 lìng táng (honorific) your mother syn
wèi position / location / place / seat / classifier for people (honorific) / classifier for binary bits (e.g. 十六位 16-bit or 2 bytes) / (physics) potential syn
仁波切 rén bō qiè Rinpoche (Tibetan honorific)
令郎 lìng láng your esteemed son (honorific) syn
高足 gāo zú honorific: Your distinguished disciple / Your most brilliant pupil syn
尊号 尊號 zūn hào honorific title / form of address reserved for a queen, ancestor, emperor etc
敬语 敬語 jìng yǔ honorific (e.g. in grammar of oriental languages)
贵府 貴府 guì fǔ your home (honorific)
shì member of the senior ministerial class (old) / scholar (old) / bachelor / honorific / soldier / noncommissioned officer / specialist worker syn
lìng to order / to command / an order / warrant / writ / to cause / to make sth happen / virtuous / honorific title / season / government position (old) / type of short song or poem syn
seat of government / government repository (archive) / official residence / mansion / presidential palace / (honorific) Your home / prefecture (from Tang to Qing times) syn
贵庚 貴庚 guì gēng your age (honorific)
guì expensive / (bound form) highly valued / precious / (bound form) noble / of high rank / (prefix) (honorific) your syn
zūn senior / of a senior generation / to honor / to respect / honorific / classifier for cannons and statues / ancient wine vessel syn
huì (bound form) act of kindness (from a superior) / (honorific prefix) kind (as in 惠顧|惠顾[hui4 gu4]) syn
xián worthy or virtuous person / honorific used for a person of the same or a younger generation syn
qīng high ranking official (old) / term of endearment between spouses (old) / (from the Tang Dynasty onwards) term used by the emperor for his subjects (old) / honorific (old) syn
jūn 30 catties / great / your (honorific) syn
yáo jade / precious stone / mother-of-pearl / nacre / precious / used a complementary honorific
kǔn threshold / inner appartments / woman / wife (honorific) syn
紫芝眉宇 zǐ zhī méi yǔ your appearance (honorific)
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.
仁弟 rén dì (honorific written address to younger man) My dear young friend syn
仙乡 仙鄉 xiān xiāng fairyland / honorific: your homeland
令兄 lìng xiōng Your esteemed older brother (honorific)
令尊令堂 lìng zūn lìng táng (honorific) your parents
令慈 lìng cí Your esteemed mother (honorific)
令正 lìng zhèng (honorific) your wife
令亲 令親 lìng qīn Your esteemed parent (honorific)
令阃 令閫 lìng kǔn your wife (honorific)
光禄大夫 光祿大夫 guāng lù dài fu honorific title during Tang to Qing times, approx. "Glorious grand master"
喜寿 喜壽 xǐ shòu 77th birthday (honorific, archaic or Japanese term)
奉赠 奉贈 fèng zèng (honorific) to present / to give as a present
女公子 nǚ gōng zǐ noble lady / (honorific) your daughter syn
尊公 zūn gōng (honorific) your father
尊君 zūn jūn (honorific) your father
尊命 zūn mìng your order (honorific)
尊堂 zūn táng (honorific) your mother
尊意 zūn yì (honorific) your respected opinion / What do you think, your majesty?
尊翁 zūn wēng (honorific) your father
尊亲 尊親 zūn qīn (honorific) your parent
敬悉 jìng xī (honorific) revered news / the most valuable information (in your recent letter, book etc) / Thank you for your letter.
敬称 敬稱 jìng chēng to address or refer to (sb) respectfully (as ...) / respectful term of address / honorific title
杏林 xìng lín forest of apricot trees / (fig.) honorific term for fine doctor (cf Dr Dong Feng 董奉[Dong3 Feng4], 3rd century AD, asked his patients to plant apricot trees instead of paying fees)
泰西大儒 tài xī dà rú Great European Scholar (honorific title of Matteo Ricci)
芝宇 zhī yǔ your appearance (honorific) / cf 紫芝眉宇
萱堂 xuān táng mother (honorific designation)
兰室 蘭室 lán shì a lady's room (honorific)
兰玉 蘭玉 lán yù your son (honorific)
兰章 蘭章 lán zhāng a beautiful speech or piece of writing / your beautiful article (honorific)
兰闺 蘭閨 lán guī a lady's room (honorific)
虎父无犬子 虎父無犬子 hǔ fù wú quǎn zǐ lit. father a lion, son cannot be a dog (honorific) / With a distinguished father such as you, the son is sure to do well. / like father, like son
见访 見訪 jiàn fǎng your visit (honorific) / you honor me with your visit
违和 違和 wéi hé unwell / indisposed / out of sorts / euphemism or honorific for ill
The four tones The four tones of Mandarin Pitch over time: tone 1 high and level (red), tone 2 rising (orange), tone 3 falling then rising (green), tone 4 falling (blue). tone 1 tone 2 tone 3 tone 4 Time Pitch

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