恭敬
Old HSK 6
恭敬 (gōngjìng) · respectful
恭敬 (gōngjìng) means “respectful; polite”. It is written with 2 characters: 恭 (polite) + 敬 (to respect). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 恭敬 is built
The characters
恭 gōng · polite
What 恭 is made of
- 共gòng — all
- 廾gǒng — two hands
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 八bā — eight
- ⺗ — heart
敬 jìng · to respect
What 敬 is made of
- 苟gǒu — careless
- 艹cǎo — grass
- 句jù — sentence
- 勹bāo — wrap shape
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 攵pū — to rap
- 乂yì — crossed strokes
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 乂yì — crossed strokes
Example sentences
他恭敬地向老师问好。Tā gōngjìng de xiàng lǎoshī wènhǎo.He greeted the teacher respectfully.
孩子对老人要恭敬。Háizi duì lǎorén yào gōngjìng.Children should be respectful to the elderly.
Questions about 恭敬
What does 恭敬 mean?
恭敬 (gōngjìng) means “respectful; polite”.
How do you pronounce 恭敬?
恭敬 is pronounced gōngjìng.
Which HSK level is 恭敬?
恭敬 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 恭喜gōngxǐto congratulate
- 尊敬zūnjìngto respect
- 崇敬chóngjìngto revere
- 敬礼jìnglǐto salute
- 敬业jìngyèdedicated to one's work
Learn 恭敬 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 68: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.