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zūn

Main
English Definition	senior; of a senior generation; to honor; to respect; honorific; measure word for cannons and statues; ancient wine vessel
Simplified Script	尊
Traditional Script	Same
Pinyin	zūn
Effective Pinyin (After Tone Sandhi)	Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo)	ㄗㄨㄣ
Cantonese (Jyutping)	zyun¹
Part of Speech	(形) adjective, (量) measure word
Proficiency Test Level	TOCFL=7

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Words With Same Head Word
尊敬	zūnjìng	to respect; to revere
尊重	zūnzhòng	to esteem; to respect; to honor; to value; eminent; serious; proper
尊严	zūnyán	dignity; sanctity; honor; majesty
尊贵	zūnguì	respected; respectable; honorable
尊崇	zūnchóng	to revere; to admire; to honor; to venerate

Words With Same Tail Word
自尊	zìzūn	self-respect; self-esteem; ego; pride
至尊	zhìzūn	the most honorable; the most respected; supreme; (archaic) the emperor
天尊	tiānzūn	(honorific appellation of a deity)
独尊	dúzūn	to revere as sole orthodoxy; to hold supremacy (of a religion, ideology, cultural norm, social group etc); to be dominant
令尊	lìngzūn	Your esteemed father (honorific)

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