cháo
jìn

formal
technical

Meaning of 朝觐

朝觐 means (of an official, envoy, etc.) to have an audience with a sovereign; to present oneself at court; (of religious believers) to make a pilgrimage to a holy site or image. Pronounced cháo jìn.

  • (of an official, envoy, etc.) to have an audience with a sovereign; to present oneself at court
  • (of religious believers) to make a pilgrimage to a holy site or image

Definitions & Examples

fān
wáng
měi
nián
dōu
yào
jìn
jīng
cháo
jìn
huáng
 

The regional princes had to go to the capital every year to have an audience with the emperor.

Wài
guó
shǐ使
jié
qián
lái
cháo
jìn
 
jìn
xiàn
gòng
pǐn
 

Foreign envoys came to present themselves at court and offer tribute.

Cháo
jìn
shì
dài
zhòng
yào
de
zhèng
zhì
shì
 

Having an audience at court was an important political ceremony in ancient times.