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title: "Zunjing Meaning: 尊敬 (zūnjìng) Means “respected”"
description: "尊敬 (zūnjìng) means “respected; honorable; to respect; to revere”. Hear its tones, see what 尊 and 敬 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/zunjing"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 尊敬 mean?

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尊敬 zūnjìng

## respected; honorable; to respect; to revere

## Its characters

1. 尊 zūn to honor
2. 敬 jìng to respect

## In a sentence

我们都很尊敬这位老师。 We all greatly respect this teacher.

诸葛亮说：“刘备是汉朝皇帝的后代，天下的人都**尊敬**他。

From [舌战群儒 · Zhuge Liang Against the Scholars](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/zhuge-liang-against-the-scholars-three-kingdoms-intermediate-chinese-11#library-word-670-672)

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## More words with 尊 or 敬

- [敬请 jìngqǐng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jingqing)
- [敬畏 jìngwèi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jingwei)
- [敬业 jìngyè](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jingye)
- [致敬 zhìjìng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/zhijing)
- [尊嘟假嘟 zūndū-jiǎdū](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/zundujiadu)
- [尊重 zūnzhòng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/zunzhong)

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