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恭 gōng

polite, respectful, reverent

Strokes
10
Level
HSK 5
Radical
⺗
Type
Picto-phonetic
Made of 共 ⿱共⺗

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  1. 恭喜你考上了理想的大学!
    Gōngxǐ nǐ kǎoshàng le lǐxiǎng de dàxué!
    Congratulations on getting into your dream university!
    congratulate you test-into (particle) ideal (particle) university
  2. 你为什么对老师这么恭敬?
    Nǐ wèishénme duì lǎoshī zhème gōngjìng?
    Why are you so respectful toward the teacher?
    you why toward teacher so respectful (question)
  3. 见到长辈,要恭恭敬敬地打招呼。
    Jiàndào zhǎngbèi, yào gōnggōngjìngjìng de dǎ zhāohu.
    When meeting an elder, you should greet them respectfully.
    meet elder should respectfully (particle) give greeting
  4. 他心里并不恭敬,只是表面客气。
    Tā xīnli bìng bù gōngjìng, zhǐshì biǎomiàn kèqi.
    He isn't respectful at heart at all, he's just outwardly polite.
    he heart-in at-all not respectful only-is surface polite
  5. 新年那天,大家互相恭喜。
    Xīnnián nà tiān, dàjiā hùxiāng gōngxǐ.
    On New Year's Day, everyone congratulates each other.
    new-year that day everyone mutually congratulate

Words with 恭 (3)