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to commemorate; to honor the memory of / memento; keepsake; souvenir
HSK 3
(formal) to honor with one's presence / to attend
HSK 4
honor and glory / glorious
HSK 5
to esteem / to respect / to honor / to value / eminent / serious / proper
HSK 5
lit. I dare not (accept the honor); fig. I don't deserve your praise / you flatter me
HSK 5
esteemed guest / honored guest / guest (on a show)
HSK 6
fame / reputation / honor / honorary / emeritus (of retired professor)
HSK 6
honor / credit / glory / (honorable) reputation / honorary
HSK 7-9
to honor / to commend / to cite (in dispatches)
HSK 7-9
dignity / sanctity / honor / majesty
HSK 7-9
be honored with
HSK 7-9
honored guest / distinguished guest / VIP
HSK 7-9
(of a check etc) to cash / to honor a commitment
HSK 7-9
to win an honor / to strive to win a prize
HSK 7-9
fully deserving, without any reservations (idiom); entirely worthy (of a title, honor etc)
HSK 7-9
honored (to have the privilege of ...)
HSK 7-9
honorific: I've long looked forward to meeting you. / It's an honor to meet you at last.
HSK 7-9
scholarly honor (in imperial exams) / rank / achievement / fame / glory
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  *尊* | 尊* | *尊
senior / of a senior generation / to honor / to respect / honorific / classifier for cannons and statues / ancient wine vessel
riches and honor
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  *荣* | 荣* | *荣
glory / honor / thriving
seat of honor / person in a high-ranking position / to be promoted to a more senior role / (genetics) epistatic
honor; glory
the four social bonds: propriety, justice, integrity and honor / see 禮義廉恥|礼义廉耻 / the four directions / the four limbs (Chinese medicine) / four-dimensional
strong card / honor card (card games) / very popular or successful person / self-important
to obtain / to master / overhand (serve etc) / seat of honor
the five cardinal virtues in traditional Chinese ethics: benevolence , justice 義|义, propriety 禮|礼, wisdom and honor / alternative term for 五倫|五伦, the five cardinal relationships / alternative term for 五行, the five elements
(commerce) to accept (i.e. acknowledge as calling for payment) / to honor (a check, a promise)
to revere / to admire / to honor / to venerate
seat of honor / first place
seat of honor
(usually of women) chastity / virginity / virtue / honor / loyalty / moral integrity
honor and disgrace / reputation
bridesmaid / maid of honor / matron of honor
a woman who dies fighting for her honor or follows her husband in death
(lit.) tablet with inscription in gold / (fig.) pass list for the top imperial examinations; roll of honor
(Buddhism) yidam (one's chosen meditational deity) / the principal object of worship on a Buddhist altar / (of a monk who has the ability to appear in multiple places at the same time) the honored one himself (contrasted with his alternate forms, 分身) / (fig.) (jocular) the genuine article / the real McCoy / the man himself / the woman herself / the original manifestation of sth (not a spin-off or a clone)
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  *褒* | 褒* | *褒
to praise / to commend / to honor / (of clothes) large or loose
World Honored One / Revered One of the World (Buddha)
honor and glory
good faith / honor / trust and justice
to bring honor to one's ancestors
honor and shame / sense of honor
upright gentleman / man of honor
to keep a promise / to honor an agreement
to return home with honor
paraphernalia of a guard of honor
to treat each other as an honored guest (idiom) / mutual respect between husband and wife
(of friends or partners) to share both the honor and the disgrace (idiom)
(polite) do me the honor
to lift sth up / to elevate sb / to honor sb (with compliments, gifts, promotions etc) / to show great regard / to speak highly / Taiwan pr. [tai2 ju3]
lit. your honored carriage / your highness / honored Sir (also sarcastic) / you
to give up life for righteousness (idiom, from Mencius) / to choose honor over life; would rather sacrifice one's life than one's principles
to do sb the honor (of attending etc) / to put in an appearance / to show up
to win honor / to put on a stern face / to have a facial (beauty treatment)
distinguished guest; honored guest
to award an honor
to drape sb in red silk as a sign of honor
to regard it as an honor (idiom)
guest of honor / host and guests
to honor sb as a God (idiom); to revere / to worship / to deify / to make a holy cow of sth / to put sb on a pedestal
lit. I'm ashamed and dare not (accept the honor); fig. I do not deserve your praise. / You flatter me too much.
to bring honor to one's ancestors and benefit future generations (idiom)
guest of honor
ribbon (as a decoration) / cordon (diagonal belt worn as a sign of office or honor)
to bring honor to one's ancestors (idiom) / also written 光宗耀祖
seat (at banquet) / by ext. guest of honor
honor does not allow one to glance back (idiom); duty-bound not to turn back / no surrender / to pursue justice with no second thoughts
matron of honor (old)
special glory / distinction / rare honor / one's laurels / it's a privilege (to meet you)
to keep a promise / to honor an agreement
title of honor / term of respect
honored sir (a person of higher status or seniority, or a Buddhist monk)
to honor (sb) by one's visit; to patronize (a shop or restaurant)
to commemorate; to honor the memory of (variant of 紀念|纪念)
guard of honor
honor guard / parade squad
It is a great honor to meet you.
your visit (honorific) / you honor me with your visit
long-established / time-honored
to claim credit due to others; to appropriate others' credit or honor
Zhongshan Park, the name of numerous parks in China, honoring Sun Yat-sen 孫中山|孙中山
ranking / ordered list / top 20 / roll of honor / to come nth out of 100
we are honored by your presence
(of a distinguished guest) honor my house (firm etc) with your presence
to return home with honor
(coll.) to stand sb up / to fail to honor an agreement
banquet hosted by students in honor of their teachers
to respect the wise and venerate the worthy (idiom); to honor the great and the good
to honor old people as we do our own aged parents, and care for other's children as one's own
honor roll
splendor shines on the family's door (idiom) / fig. to bring honor to one's family
lit. although dead, also honored; died a glorious death
Jie Zhitui (7th century BC), legendary selfless subject of Duke Wen of Jin 晉文公|晋文公, in whose honor the Qingming festival 清明 (Pure brightness or tomb-sweeping festival) is said to have been initiated
tablet in honor of a person who is still alive (or was alive when the tablet was created)
honor guard / guard of honor / the banner bearing contingent leading a military procession
Great Bauhinia Medal (GBM), Hong Kong's highest honor
culture of honoring contractual obligations
(of a notable person etc) to honor with one's presence and offer guidance (idiom)
It is a great honor to meet you and I regret it is not sooner

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