伴娘 bàn niáng bridesmaid / maid of honor / matron of honor syn 廉耻 廉恥 lián chǐ honor and shame / sense of honor 执事 執事 zhí shi paraphernalia of a guard of honor 仪队 儀隊 yí duì honor guard / parade squad 防范 防範 fáng fàn to be on guard / wariness / to guard against / preventive syn 警卫 警衛 jǐng wèi to stand guard over / (security) guard syn 宦骑 宦騎 huàn qí horse guard / imperial cavalry guard (of officials or eunuchs) 伊斯兰革命卫队 伊斯蘭革命衛隊 yī sī lán gé mìng wèi duì Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps / Revolutionary Guard Corps / Pasdaran 联合国警卫队 lián hé guó jǐng wèi duì United Nations Guard Unit / Guard Unit 尊重 zūn zhòng to esteem / to respect / to honor / to value / eminent / serious / proper syn 光临 光臨 guāng lín (formal) to honor with one's presence / to attend syn 荣誉 榮譽 róng yù honor / credit / glory / (honorable) reputation / honorary syn 纪念 紀念 jì niàn to commemorate / to honor the memory of / memento / keepsake / souvenir syn 表彰 biǎo zhāng to honor / to commend / to cite (in dispatches) syn 光荣 光榮 guāng róng honor and glory / glorious syn 尊严 尊嚴 zūn yán dignity / sanctity / honor / majesty syn 名誉 名譽 míng yù fame / reputation / honor / honorary / emeritus (of retired professor) syn 荣耀 榮耀 róng yào honor / glory syn 富贵 富貴 fù guì riches and honor syn 上手 shàng shǒu to obtain / to master / overhand (serve etc) / seat of honor syn 兑现 兌現 duì xiàn (of a check etc) to cash / to honor a commitment syn 大牌 dà pái strong card / honor card (card games) / very popular or successful person / self-important 殊荣 殊榮 shū róng special glory / distinction / rare honor / one's laurels / it's a privilege (to meet you) syn 功名 gōng míng scholarly honor (in imperial exams) / rank / achievement / fame / glory syn 信义 信義 xìn yì good faith / honor / trust and justice 当之无愧 當之無愧 dāng zhī wú kuì fully deserving, without any reservations (idiom) / entirely worthy (of a title, honor etc) syn 义无反顾 義無反顧 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 syn 上位 shàng wèi seat of honor / person in a high-ranking position / to be promoted to a more senior role / (genetics) epistatic syn 不敢当 不敢當 bù gǎn dāng lit. I dare not (accept the honor) / fig. I don't deserve your praise / you flatter me syn 荣辱 榮辱 róng rǔ honor and disgrace / reputation syn 履约 履約 lǚ yuē to keep a promise / to honor an agreement syn 贞操 貞操 zhēn cāo (usually of women) chastity / virginity / virtue / honor / loyalty / moral integrity syn 争光 爭光 zhēng guāng to win an honor / to strive to win a prize 四维 四維 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. syn 尊崇 zūn chóng to revere / to admire / to honor / to venerate syn 金榜 jīn bǎng (lit.) tablet with inscription in gold / (fig.) pass list for the top imperial examinations / roll of honor 承兑 承兌 chéng duì (commerce) to accept (i.e. acknowledge as calling for payment) / to honor (a check, a promise) 上座 shàng zuò seat of honor syn 正人君子 zhèng rén jūn zi upright gentleman / man of honor syn 抬举 擡舉 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] syn 抬举 抬舉 tái jǔ to lift sth up / to elevate sb / to honor sb (with compliments, gifts, promotions etc) / to show great regard / to speak highly syn 记念 記念 jì niàn to commemorate / to honor the memory of (variant of 紀念|纪念[ji4nian4]) 尊荣 尊榮 zūn róng honor and glory 赏脸 賞臉 shǎng liǎn (polite) do me the honor syn 座席 zuò xí seat (at banquet) / by ext. guest of honor syn 烈女 liè nǚ a woman who dies fighting for her honor or follows her husband in death syn 排名榜 pái míng bǎng ranking / ordered list / top 20 / roll of honor / to come nth out of 100 syn 光荣榜 光榮榜 guāng róng bǎng honor roll syn 赏光 賞光 shǎng guāng to do sb the honor (of attending etc) / to put in an appearance / to show up syn 光宗耀祖 guāng zōng yào zǔ to bring honor to one's ancestors syn 荣辱与共 榮辱與共 róng rǔ yǔ gòng (of friends or partners) to share both the honor and the disgrace (idiom) syn 授勋 授勛 shòu xūn to award an honor 绶带 綬帶 shòu dài ribbon (as a decoration) / cordon (diagonal belt worn as a sign of office or honor) syn 荣归 榮歸 róng guī to return home with honor syn 座上客 zuò shàng kè guest of honor syn 主宾 主賓 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 syn 喜娘 xǐ niáng matron of honor (old) syn 践约 踐約 jiàn yuē to keep a promise / to honor an agreement syn 荣 榮 róng glory / honor / thriving syn 尊 zūn senior / of a senior generation / to honor / to respect / honorific / classifier for cannons and statues / ancient wine vessel syn 光前裕后 光前裕後 guāng qián yù hòu to bring honor to one's ancestors and benefit future generations (idiom) syn 舍生取义 捨生取義 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 syn 敬老尊贤 敬老尊賢 jìng lǎo zūn xián to respect the wise and venerate the worthy (idiom) / to honor the great and the good 敬贤礼士 敬賢禮士 jìng xián lǐ shì to revere people of virtue and honor scholarship (idiom) 荣宗耀祖 榮宗耀祖 róng zōng yào zǔ to bring honor to one's ancestors (idiom) / also written 光宗耀祖 syn 当之有愧 當之有愧 dāng zhī yǒu kuì to feel undeserving of the praise or the honor 礼义廉耻 禮義廉恥 lǐ yì lián chǐ sense of propriety, justice, integrity and honor (i.e. the four social bonds, 四維|四维[si4 wei2]) 贲临 賁臨 bì lín (of a distinguished guest) honor my house (firm etc) with your presence syn 大紫荆勋章 大紫荊勳章 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 syn 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 syn 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 做臉 zuò liǎn to win honor / to put on a stern face / to have a facial (beauty treatment) 光耀门楣 光耀門楣 guāng yào mén méi splendor shines on the family's door (idiom) / fig. to bring honor to one's family 尊贤爱物 尊賢愛物 zūn xián ài wù to honor the wise and love the people / respecting noble talent while protecting the common people 徽号 徽號 huī hào title of honor / term of respect syn 愧不敢当 愧不敢當 kuì bù gǎn dāng lit. I'm ashamed and dare not (accept the honor) / fig. I do not deserve your praise. / You flatter me too much. 排名表 pái míng biǎo league table / roll of honor 攘善 rǎng shàn to claim credit due to others / to appropriate others' credit or honor 放飞机 放飛機 fàng fēi jī (coll.) to stand sb up / to fail to honor an agreement 荣归故里 榮歸故里 róng guī gù lǐ to return home with honor syn 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 蒞臨指導 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 見訪 jiàn fǎng your visit (honorific) / you honor me with your visit 说话算话 說話算話 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 識荊 shí jīng It is a great honor to meet you. 识荆恨晚 識荊恨晚 shí jīng hèn wǎn It is a great honor to meet you and I regret it is not sooner 酌献 酌獻 zhuó xiàn to honor a deity with wine 长生禄位 長生祿位 cháng shēng lù wèi tablet in honor of a person who is still alive (or was alive when the tablet was created) 披红 披紅 pī hóng to drape sb in red silk as a sign of honor 引以为荣 引以為榮 yǐn yǐ wéi róng to regard it as an honor (idiom) 上首 shàng shǒu seat of honor / first place syn 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 貞節牌坊 zhēn jié pái fāng memorial arch in honor of a chaste widow 