HSK 6 · Emotions

崇敬 chóngjìng “to revere” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 崇敬 means

  1. to revere
  2. to admire deeply
  3. to venerate
  4. high esteem

How to say 崇敬

  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale崇chóng2nd tone, rising
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale敬jìng4th tone, falling

崇敬 in a sentence

  1. 我们都很崇敬这位科学家。

    Wǒmen dōu hěn chóngjìng zhè wèi kēxuéjiā.

    We all have deep respect for this scientist.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 他用崇敬的目光看着老师。

    Tā yòng chóngjìng de mùguāng kàn zhe lǎoshī.

    He looked at his teacher with great admiration.

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 崇敬 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 崇 (chóng) with each of its parts in a different colour
崇chónghigh
  • 山mountain · shānMeaning part
  • 宗ancestry · zōngSound part

山 hints at the meaning (mountain); 宗 (zōng) hints at the sound. Compare it with chóng.

The character 敬 (jìng) with each of its parts in a different colour
敬jìngrespectful; to respect
  • 苟part of the character
  • 攵tap form of 攴 · pū

How to write 崇敬

崇 11 strokes · 敬 12 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

崇敬 (chóngjìng) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 崇敬 (chóngjìng). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 崇敬

Words with 崇

崇高chónggāo · lofty崇拜chóngbài · to worship

Words with 敬

尊敬zūnjìng · to respect敬礼jìnglǐ · to salute恭敬gōngjìng · respectful敬业jìngyè · dedication to one’s work

More words: Emotions & Attitudes

诧异chàyì · astonished称心如意chènxīnrúyì · to be completely satisfied崇拜chóngbài · to worship冲动chōngdòng · impulse胆怯dǎnqiè · timid惦记diànjì · to keep thinking about敌视díshì · to be hostile to丢人diūrén · to lose face

FAQs

崇敬 (chóngjìng) means “to revere” or “to admire deeply”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it chóngjìng: chóng with a 2nd tone, then jìng with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 崇敬 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type chongjing with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 崇敬 from the suggestions. Typing chongjing into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
崇敬 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.