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敬而远之【jìng ér yuǎn zhī】

HSK 7-9

to show respect from a distance (idiom)
to remain at a respectful distance

汉语词典Chinese definitions

敬而远之【jìng ér yuǎn zhī, jìng ér yuàn zhī】

chéng yǔ成语

jìng wèi敬畏mǒu某shì wù事物、mǒu rén某人dàn但yǔ qí与其bǎo chí保持jù lí距离，bù不yuàn yì愿意jiē jìn接近

wǒ guó我国jīng diǎn经典，wèi jīng未经zhěng lǐ整理，dòu读qǐ lai起来tè bié特别nán难，yī bān rén一般人wǎng wǎng往往wàng ér shēng wèi望而生畏，jiē guǒ结果shì是jìng ér yuǎn zhī敬而远之。

敬而远之【jìng ér yuǎn zhī】

HSK 7-9

to show respect from a distance (idiom)
to remain at a respectful distance

汉语词典Chinese definitions

敬而远之【jìng ér yuǎn zhī, jìng ér yuàn zhī】

chéng yǔ成语

jìng wèi敬畏mǒu某shì wù事物、mǒu rén某人dàn但yǔ qí与其bǎo chí保持jù lí距离，bù不yuàn yì愿意jiē jìn接近

wǒ guó我国jīng diǎn经典，wèi jīng未经zhěng lǐ整理，dòu读qǐ lai起来tè bié特别nán难，yī bān rén一般人wǎng wǎng往往wàng ér shēng wèi望而生畏，jiē guǒ结果shì是jìng ér yuǎn zhī敬而远之。

敬

HSK 53

含义respect, honor; respectfully

拼音jìng

而

HSK 23

含义and; and then; and yet; but; Kangxi radical 126

拼音ér

远

HSK 1

含义distant, remote, far; profound

拼音yuǎn

之

HSK 42

含义marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to

拼音zhī