Use a stick to remind of respect and carefulness, not carelessness.
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敬而远之
敬而远之
to show respect from a distance (idiom)
HSK 7 (3.0)2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
to show respect from a distance (idiom)
- ，。
We should respect but keep our distance from this type of person.
- 貳动verb
to remain at a respectful distance
- 。
We should keep a respectful distance.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 而(beard; whiskers (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
A drooping beard drawn downward became the connective word meaning "and, but, moreover" in sentences.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 辶(step; move)RADICAL
- 元(origin; beginning)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Walking forever back to a distant ancestral source—that is separation.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 之(walk; arrive; step on ground)ASSOCIATIVE
A footstep moving forward on the ground represents "go to," which then becomes a grammatical particle.
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敬而远之
Traditional敬而遠之
to show respect from a distance (idiom)
HSK 7 (3.0)2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
to show respect from a distance (idiom)
- ，。
We should respect but keep our distance from this type of person.
- 貳动verb
to remain at a respectful distance
- 。
We should keep a respectful distance.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 而(beard; whiskers (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
A drooping beard drawn downward became the connective word meaning "and, but, moreover" in sentences.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 辶(step; move)RADICAL
- 元(origin; beginning)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Walking forever back to a distant ancestral source—that is separation.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 之(walk; arrive; step on ground)ASSOCIATIVE
A footstep moving forward on the ground represents "go to," which then becomes a grammatical particle.
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