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敬畏

jìng wèi · jing wei

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Meaning

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  1. to revere
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Two characters for a tree

  1. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)这棵(zhèkē)千年(qiānnián)的(de)大树(dàshù)！

    Look at this thousand-year-old tree!

  2. Liangliang

    站(zhàn)在(zài)它(tā)下面(xiàmiàn)，我(wǒ)心里(xīnli)有(yǒu)一种(yīzhǒng)敬畏(jìngwèi)。

    Standing under it, I feel a kind of awe.

  3. Dengdeng

    对(duì)，对(duì)大自然(dàzìrán)要(yào)有(yǒu)敬畏(jìngwèi)之(zhī)心(xīn)。

    Yes, we should hold nature in awe.

  4. Liangliang

    所以(suǒyǐ)你(nǐ)别(bié)在(zài)树(shù)上(shàng)刻字(kèzì)了(le)！

    So do not carve words on the tree!

  5. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)没(méi)刻字(kèzì)，我(wǒ)在(zài)用(yòng)手机(shǒujī)写(xiě)敬畏(jìngwèi)两个字(liǎnggèzì)。

    I did not carve anything. I am typing the two characters for awe on my phone.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

面(miàn)对(duì)大(dà)自(zì)然(rán)，我(wǒ)们(men)应(yīng)该(gāi)保(bǎo)持(chí)一(yì)颗(kē)敬(jìng)畏(wèi)的(de)心(xīn)。

In the face of nature, we should maintain a heart of reverence.

02

他(tā)从(cóng)小(xiǎo)就(jiù)敬(jìng)畏(wèi)自(zì)己(jǐ)的(de)祖(zǔ)父(fù)。

He revered his grandfather from a young age.

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