---
title: "Zhijing Meaning: 致敬 (to pay tribute) or 直径 (diameter)?"
description: "致敬 (zhìjìng) means “to pay tribute; to salute; homage (in art, film)”. Not the zhijing you heard? See 直径. Hear its tones, see what 致 and 敬 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/zhijing"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 致敬 mean?

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致敬 zhìjìng

## to pay tribute; to salute; homage (in art, film)

## Its characters

1. 致 zhì to send
2. 敬 jìng to respect

## In a sentence

我们向所有医生和护士致敬。 We salute all the doctors and nurses.

[More about 致敬](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E8%87%B4%E6%95%AC)

## Other words said zhijing

- [直径zhíjìngdiameter](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E7%9B%B4%E5%BE%84)

## More words with 致 or 敬

- [导致 dǎozhì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/daozhi)
- [大致 dàzhì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dazhi)
- [敬请 jìngqǐng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jingqing)
- [敬畏 jìngwèi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jingwei)
- [敬业 jìngyè](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jingye)
- [精致 jīngzhì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jingzhi)
- [细致 xìzhì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/xizhi)
- [致辞 zhìcí](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/zhici)
- [致力于 zhìlìyú](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/zhiliyu)
- [尊敬 zūnjìng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/zunjing)

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