géxià

阁下

Word · NounTraditional閣下

your Excellency; honorific address

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Meanings

1 sense · 4 examples
1.

noun

your Excellency; honorific form of address for the other party

honorific

Used as a respectful form of address for ambassadors, prime ministers, presidents, and other high-ranking officials. In modern Chinese, it is primarily used in diplomatic contexts and formal letters.

Zūn尊
jìng敬
de的
dà大
shǐ使
gé阁
xià下
 ,
huān欢
yíng迎
nín您
fǎng访
wèn问
wǒ我
guó国
 。

Your Excellency, the respected Ambassador, welcome to our country.

Shǒu首
xiàng相
gé阁
xià下
jiāng将
zài在
míng明
tiān天
fā发
biǎo表
yǎn演
jiǎng讲
 。

His Excellency the Prime Minister will deliver a speech tomorrow.

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Zǒng总
tǒng统
gé阁
xià下
 ,
qǐng请
wèn问
nín您
duì对
cǐ此
yǒu有
hé何
kàn看
fǎ法
 ?

Your Excellency, Mr. President, may I ask what your opinion is on this matter?

Gé阁
xià下
jìn近
lái来
kě可
hǎo好
 ?

How have you been lately, Sir/Madam?