qīn

钦

Character · Verb · Adjective · NounTraditional欽

respect; imperial; surname

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Meanings

3 senses · 12 examples
1.

verb

to respect; to admire sincerely

formal

Formal and respectful term for deep admiration.

Wǒ我
shí十
fēn分
qīn钦
pèi佩
tā他
de的
kē科
yán研
jīng精
shén神
 。

I deeply admire his scientific research spirit.

Rén人
men们
dōu都
jìng敬
yǎng仰
zhè这
wèi位
wèi为
guó国
fèng奉
xiàn献
de的
lǎo老
kē科
xué学
jiā家
 。

People all respect this veteran scientist who dedicated himself to the country.

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Tā他
de的
gāo高
shàng尚
pǐn品
gé格
lìng令
rén人
qīn钦
pèi佩
bù不
yǐ已
 。

His noble character makes people admire him endlessly.

Guān观
zhòng众
men们
dōu都
qīn钦
mù慕
zhè这
wèi位
nián年
qīng轻
yì艺
shù术
jiā家
de的
cái才
huá华
 。

The audience admires the talent of this young artist.

Lǎo老
shī师
de的
jìng敬
yè业
jīng精
shén神
ràng让
xué学
shēng生
men们
shēn深
gǎn感
qīn钦
pèi佩
 。

The teacher's professionalism makes the students deeply admire him.

2.

adjective

imperial; personally done by emperor

formal

Used exclusively in formal contexts related to imperial court or traditional Chinese royal authority.

Zhè这
fèn份
gǔ古
jí籍
shì是
qián乾
lóng隆
huáng皇
dì帝
qīn钦
dìng定
de的
guān官
fāng方
bǎn版
běn本
 。

This ancient book is the official edition commissioned and approved by Emperor Qianlong.

Huáng皇
dì帝
qīn亲
zì自
bān颁
fā发
de的
qīn钦
cì赐
pái牌
biǎn匾
bèi被
zhēn珍
cáng藏
zì在
bó博
wù物
guǎn馆
zhōng中
 。

The imperial plaque personally awarded by the emperor is preserved in the museum.

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Zhè这
wèi位
dà大
chén臣
dé得
dào到
le了
huáng皇
dì帝
de的
qīn钦
cì赐
yù御
bǐ笔
 。

This official received the imperial handwriting personally bestowed by the emperor.

Qīn钦
diǎn点
de的
zhuàng状
yuán元
jiāng将
zài在
cì次
rì日
jiē接
shòu受
fēng封
shǎng赏
 。

The scholar selected personally by the emperor will receive rewards the next day.

Zhè这
zuò座
qīn钦
cì赐
de的
sì寺
miào庙
yǒu有
zhe着
chāo超
guò过
liǎng两
bǎi百
nián年
de的
lì历
shǐ史
 。

This imperial temple has a history of more than two hundred years.

3.

noun

surname Qin

A relatively rare Chinese surname.

Qīn钦
xiān先
sheng生
shì是
wǒ我
men们
gōng公
sī司
de的
xīn新
tóng同
shì事
 。

Mr. Qin is a new colleague in our company.

Qīn钦
lǎo老
shī师
de的
yǔ语
wén文
kè课
zǒng总
shì是
hěn很
shòu受
huān欢
yíng迎
 。

Teacher Qin's Chinese class is always very popular.