gōng jǐn

Traditional: 恭謹

恭谨 (gōng jǐn) is a Chinese word meaning “(literary) respectful; deferential”.

Meanings

  1. 1(literary) respectful; deferential

Characters in 恭谨

恭gōng · respectful谨jǐn · cautious

Related words

恭喜to congratulate谨慎cautious恭维to praise谨cautious洗耳恭听to listen with respectful attention恭候to look forward to sth小心谨慎cautious and timid (idiom); prudent严谨rigorous; strict; careful拘谨reserved恭respectful玩世不恭to trifle without respect (idiom); to despise worldly conventions恭敬deferential

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