恭 gōng

respectful, polite, reverent

HSK 5 #1742

DEFINITIONS

  • respectful, polite, reverent
  • respectful

STROKES

恭 stroke order diagram
恭 stroke order animation

WORDS

恭喜 gōng xǐ
HSK 5
congratulations; greetings
恭敬 gōng jìng
HSK 6
deferential; respectful
恭维 gōng wei to praise; to speak highly of; compliment; praise
洗耳恭听 xǐ ěr gōng tīng to listen with respectful attention; (a polite request to sb to speak); we are all ears
恭候 gōng hòu to look forward to sth; to wait respectfully
玩世不恭 wán shì bù gōng to trifle without respect (idiom); to despise worldly conventions; frivolous
谦恭 qiān gōng polite and modest
毕恭毕敬 bì gōng bì jìng reverent and respectful; extremely deferential
恭贺 gōng hè to congratulate respectfully; to express good wishes
恭顺 gōng shùn deferential; respectful
恭祝 gōng zhù to congratulate respectfully; to wish good luck and success (esp. to a superior); with best wishes (in writing)
恭喜发财 gōng xǐ fā cái May you have a prosperous New Year! (New Year's greeting)
不恭 bù gōng disrespectful
不敢恭维 bù gǎn gōng wei to be underwhelmed; to be less than impressed
不敢恭維 bù gǎn gōng wei to be underwhelmed; to be less than impressed
出恭 chū gōng to defecate (euphemism); to go to the toilet
前倨后恭 qián jù hòu gōng to switch from arrogance to deference (idiom)
前倨後恭 qián jù hòu gōng to switch from arrogance to deference (idiom)
却之不恭 què zhī bù gōng to refuse would be impolite
卻之不恭 què zhī bù gōng to refuse would be impolite
大恭 dà gōng (literary) excrement; feces
尉迟恭 yù chí gōng General Yuchi Gong (585-658), famous military man instrumental in founding the Tang dynasty
尉遲恭 yù chí gōng General Yuchi Gong (585-658), famous military man instrumental in founding the Tang dynasty
小恭 xiǎo gōng (literary) urine
必恭必敬 bì gōng bì jìng variant of 畢恭畢敬|毕恭毕敬[bi4 gong1 bi4 jing4]
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