尊重

Chinese

		to honour	heavy; serious; to double heavy; serious; to double; to repeat; repetition; iteration; again; a layer
trad. (尊重)		尊	重
simp. #(尊重)		尊	重

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zūnzhòng

  (Zhuyin): ㄗㄨㄣ ㄓㄨㄥˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zyun¹ zung⁶

• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chûn-chhung
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chun-tiǒng / chun-tiōng

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zūnzhòng
    • Zhuyin: ㄗㄨㄣ ㄓㄨㄥˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: zunjhòng
    • Wade–Giles: tsun¹-chung⁴
    • Yale: dzwūn-jùng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzuenjonq
    • Palladius: цзуньчжун (czunʹčžun)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡su̯ən⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zyun¹ zung⁶
    • Yale: jyūn juhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzyn¹ dzung⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: jun¹ zung⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡syːn⁵⁵ t͡sʊŋ²²/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chûn-chhung
    • Hakka Romanization System: zun^ˊ cung
    • Hagfa Pinyim: zun¹ cung⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡sun²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰuŋ⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chun-tiǒng
    • Tâi-lô: tsun-tiǒng
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sun³³ tiɔŋ²²/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chun-tiōng
    • Tâi-lô: tsun-tiōng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zundiong
    • IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /t͡sun⁴⁴⁻³³ tiɔŋ³³/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /t͡sun⁴⁴⁻²² tiɔŋ²²/

Verb

尊重

1. to respect (someone); to hold in high esteem

   尊重婦女／尊重妇女  ―  zūnzhòng fùnǚ  ―  to respect women

   尊重他人  ―  zūnzhòng tārén  ―  to respect others

2. to value (an idea, etc.); to respect; to treat seriously

Synonyms

• (to respect someone, to value an idea):

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• 寅畏 (yínwèi) (literary)
• 尊存 (Hokkien)
• 尊崇 (zūnchóng)
• 尊敬 (zūnjìng)
• 尚
• 崇尚 (chóngshàng)
• 崇拜 (chóngbài)
• 崇敬 (chóngjìng)
• 推崇 (tuīchóng)
• 敦尚 (dūnshàng) (literary)
• 敬 (jìng)
• 敬愛／敬爱 (jìng'ài)
• 敬服 (jìngfú)
• 敬畏 (jìngwèi)
• 敬重 (jìngzhòng)
• 畏服 (wèifú) (literary)
• 誠忠／诚忠 (chéngzhōng) (literary)

 

Antonyms

• (to respect someone, to value an idea): 鄙夷 (bǐyí), 侮辱 (wǔrǔ)

Adjective

(deprecated template usage) 尊重

1. serious; proper

Synonyms

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• 厲害／厉害 (lìhài)
• 嚴／严 (yán)
• 嚴厲／严厉 (yánlì)
• 嚴峻／严峻 (yánjùn)
• 嚴正／严正 (yánzhèng)
• 嚴肅／严肃 (yánsù)
• 嚴酷／严酷 (yánkù)
• 整肅／整肃 (zhěngsù)
• 正經／正经
• 淩厲／凌厉 (línglì) (literary)
• 狠狠 (hěnhěn)
• 矜持 (jīnchí)
• 莊／庄 (zhuāng)
• 莊重／庄重 (zhuāngzhòng)
• 鄭重／郑重 (zhèngzhòng)

 

Derived terms

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
尊	重
そん Grade: 6	ちょう Grade: 3
on'yomi

Noun

尊(そん)重(ちょう) • (sonchō) 

1. respect, esteem

Verb

尊(そん)重(ちょう)する • (sonchō suru) transitive suru (stem 尊(そん)重(ちょう)し (sonchō shi), past 尊(そん)重(ちょう)した (sonchō shita))

1. have respect for

   私(わたし)の意志(いし)を尊重(そんちょう)してくれる両親(りょうしん)

   watashi no ishi o sonchō shite kureru ryōshin

   parents who respect my intentions

Conjugation

Conjugation of "尊重する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective")	尊重し	そんちょうし	sonchō shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative")	尊重し	そんちょうし	sonchō shi
Shūshikei ("terminal")	尊重する	そんちょうする	sonchō suru
Rentaikei ("attributive")	尊重する	そんちょうする	sonchō suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical")	尊重すれ	そんちょうすれ	sonchō sure
Meireikei ("imperative")	尊重せよ¹ 尊重しろ²	そんちょうせよ¹ そんちょうしろ²	sonchō seyo¹ sonchō shiro²
Key constructions
Passive	尊重される	そんちょうされる	sonchō sareru
Causative	尊重させる 尊重さす	そんちょうさせる そんちょうさす	sonchō saseru sonchō sasu
Potential	尊重できる	そんちょうできる	sonchō dekiru
Volitional	尊重しよう	そんちょうしよう	sonchō shiyō
Negative	尊重しない	そんちょうしない	sonchō shinai
Negative continuative	尊重せず	そんちょうせず	sonchō sezu
Formal	尊重します	そんちょうします	sonchō shimasu
Perfective	尊重した	そんちょうした	sonchō shita
Conjunctive	尊重して	そんちょうして	sonchō shite
Hypothetical conditional	尊重すれば	そんちょうすれば	sonchō sureba
¹ Written imperative ² Spoken imperative

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Korean

Hanja in this term
尊	重

Noun

尊重 • (jonjung) (hangeul 존중)

1. hanja form^? of 존중 (“respect; esteem”)

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Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
尊	重

Verb

尊重

1. chữ Hán form of tôn trọng (“to respect; to honour; to revere”).