尊称

尊稱

zūnchēng

noun #28,986

Meanings

1 honorific title
2 respectful form of address
3 to address deferentially

Characters

respect / honor / revere

to call / to address / title

Examples

「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.

学生们尊称他为「老师中的老师」。

Xuéshengmen zūnchēng tā wéi 「lǎoshī zhōng de lǎoshī」.

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

Tips

usage

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

Stroke Order

尊 zūn

称 chēng