尊称

尊稱

zūnchēng

noun #28,986

Meanings

HSK 2

学生们尊称他为「老师中的老师」。

Xuésheng men zūnchēng tā wéi " lǎoshī zhōng de lǎoshī ".

The students respectfully call him 'a teacher among teachers'.

HSK 7-9

「先生」是对成年男性的尊称。

" Xiānsheng " shì duì chéngnián nánxìng de zūnchēng.

'Mister' is a respectful title for adult men.

usage

尊称 can be a noun (honorific title) or a verb (to address respectfully). Compare with 蔑称 (derogatory term) and 昵称 (nickname / term of endearment).

尊 zūn

称 chēng