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钦佩

qīn pèi · qin pei

Traditional 欽佩

HSK 7–9Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. to admire
  2. to look up to
  3. to respect sb greatly
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In a conversation

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Grandma Wang runs

  1. Dengdeng

    楼下(lóuxià)的(de)王奶奶(wángnǎinai)，七十岁(qīshísuì)还(hái)每天(měitiān)跑步(pǎobù)。

    Grandma Wang downstairs is seventy and still runs every day.

  2. Liangliang

    真的吗(zhēndema)？我(wǒ)很(hěn)钦佩(qīnpèi)她(tā)。

    Really? I admire her a lot.

  3. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)也(yě)钦佩(qīnpèi)她(tā)，我(wǒ)跑(pǎo)五(wǔ)分钟(fēnzhōng)就(jiù)累(lèi)了(le)。

    I admire her too. I am tired after five minutes of running.

  4. Liangliang

    那(nà)明天(míngtiān)我们(wǒmen)跟(gēn)她(tā)一起(yīqǐ)跑(pǎo)吧(ba)？

    Shall we run with her tomorrow?

  5. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)，我们(wǒmen)的(de)目标(mùbiāo)是(shì)别(bié)让(ràng)她(tā)等(děng)我们(wǒmen)！

    OK, but our goal is: do not make her wait for us!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)很(hěn)钦(qīn)佩(pèi)她(tā)面(miàn)对(duì)困(kùn)难(nan)时(shí)的(de)勇(yǒng)气(qì)。

I greatly admire her courage in the face of difficulties.

02

他(tā)助(zhù)人(rén)为(wéi)乐(lè)的(de)精(jīng)神(shén)令(lìng)人(rén)钦(qīn)佩(pèi)。

His spirit of helping others is admirable.

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