尊严

尊嚴

zūnyán

noun HSK 7-9 #4,275

Meanings

1 dignity
2 honor

Characters

to respect; honorable

strict; solemn; stern

Examples

HSK 5

他为了维护自己的尊严而辞职了。

Tā wèile wéihù zìjǐ de zūnyán ér cízhí le.

He resigned to protect his dignity.

HSK 7-9

每个人都有尊严，不容侵犯。

Měigè rén dōu yǒu zūnyán, bùróng qīnfàn.

Every person has dignity that must not be violated.

Tips

usage

Common collocations: 维护尊严 (protect dignity), 侵犯尊严 (violate dignity), 人格尊严 (personal dignity), 国家尊严 (national dignity).

Stroke Order

尊 zūn

严 yán