Knowledge points of Chinese honorifics and modesty

Politeness refers to language with respectful tone, while modesty refers to condescending tone. It is often used in daily communication and correspondence, and this aspect will also appear in the examination of language appropriateness in the college entrance examination. Unfortunately, students can't judge or use it correctly in the college entrance examination because of the huge number and the usual lack of contact. I'd like to share with you some knowledge of honorific and modest words in Chinese, hoping to help you. Welcome to read!

Chinese honorific knowledge

1. "Jing" first family. Often used in their own behavior involving others.

Such as warning: sue; Congratulations: congratulations; Respect: waiting; Salute (used at the end of a letter): to show respect; Please: please; Admire: respect and admire; Insensitive: it means refusing to do something (insensitive: no talent).

2. "bend" the first family.

Such as condescending: aggrieved (mostly used by inviters); There are also excuses and unreasonable troubles: they are mostly used to invite people to occupy positions and be wronged; Be in (a lower position) unjustly; Commanding: commanding.

3. "Old" headed households. Used to address others, sometimes especially the elderly.

Such as old man, old man, old man: you can be regarded as an old man; Old-timer: addressing people who are older, more qualified and have more peer experience than themselves; Dude: honoring male friends; Boss: address some senior leaders of China People's Liberation Army (often used with surname); Now it also refers to the general manager or chairman of some companies. After using the word "Lao" to represent the surname, you can also show respect, such as calling Ba Lao.

4. "bend" the first family. Used in old official documents and letters to refer to the other party's behavior towards himself.

Such as overlooking: indicating that the other party or superior understands himself; Bow down: used to ask the other party to agree to work; Prone heart: address the other party or superior heart; Bow your head: say that the other party or superior allows it.

5. "Bright" family. Pay tribute to each other's arrival.

Such as patronizing (mostly used for merchants to welcome guests): greeting guests; Come: Call the guests.

6. "Please" the first family. Used in the hope that the other party will do something.

If you come in; Ask the other party to come in; Please sit down; Ask the other person to sit down; Excuse me: used to ask the other party to answer questions;

7. "Ya" is the master. Used to measure each other's feelings and actions.

Elegant and charming: call the other party's advice; Elegance: say that the other party has a large measure; Yaxing: Say that the other party is interested; Elegance: express the feelings or opinions of the other party; Yazheng: When you give your poems, paintings and calligraphy to others, you are asking for others' opinions or criticisms.

8. "Fang" is the master. Used to relate to each other or to each other.

Such as neighbors: call each other neighbors; Party age: the age of the other party (mostly used for young women); Fang's first name: Call each other by their first names (especially for young women).

9. "worship" the first clan. Used for personnel exchanges, for their own actions and actions involving each other.

Such as: farewell: refers to leaving each other; Reading: refers to reading (the other party's article); Visit: refers to visiting each other (friends); Admire: refers to mutual admiration; Worship: acquaintance; Compliment: it means to congratulate each other; Acquaintance: refers to acquaintance; Please: refers to asking the other party to do something; Visit: To visit (the other party).

10. Chief Hua. Call each other related things.

Such as birthdays: call each other birthdays; Hua Han: call each other letters; Huatang: Called the other party's home; Zong Hua: Address people with the same surname.

1 1. "Ling" head family. Used to refer to relatives or related people of the other party.

Such as your father: address each other's father respectfully; Your mother: address each other's mother respectfully; Your son: address each other's son respectfully; Your love and daughter: address each other's daughters respectfully; Your brother: address each other's brother respectfully; Your brother: address each other's brother respectfully; Your son-in-law (your son-in-law) is called the son-in-law of the other party; Your nephew: address each other's nephew respectfully; Other relatives: address each other's relatives respectfully.

12. "Where" is the first one.

For example, touch the light: touch the light (thanks for the benefit); Teaching: learning (thanks for being taught); Disturb: To disturb (be treated with gratitude).

13. "Jade" Head Family. The body or behavior of another person.

Like a duck to water: complete; Jade sound: letters and words respect each other (mostly used in letters); County body: weigh the other person's body; Jade photo: called the other photo.

14. "vertical" head family. Used by others (mostly elders or superiors) for their own behavior.

Such as love: it means that the other party (mostly elders or superiors) cares about themselves (mostly used in letters); Miss: make others miss you; Appreciate: say that the other person values himself; Inquiry: Call others to inquire about yourself.

15. The "big" head family. Call each other or something related to each other.

Such as uncle: in addition to referring to uncle, you can also address older men; Big Brother: You can call a man your age. Elder sister: You can respectfully address female friends or acquaintances; Aunt, aunt: respect the old and love the young; Grandpa: address an elderly man respectfully; Adults (mostly used in letters): address elders; Master: address each other; Master: addressed as a monk; Name: call each other by their first name; Daqing: the birthday of the elderly; Masterpiece: calling the other party's work; Daza: Call each other letters.

16. "Xian" Touzu. Used for peers or younger generations.

Such as good brothers: call each other brothers or men younger than themselves; Good nephew: called nephew.

17. "Gao" clan leader. Call someone else's stuff.

Such as high opinion: high opinion; Position promotion: refers to a person leaving the original position to take a higher position; Old age: the age of the elderly (over 60 years old); Gao Lun: Weigh other people's arguments; Longevity: used to ask the age of old people; Gaozu: Students who address others.

18. "Gui" clan leader. Address things that are related to each other.

If yes: ask others what to do; Gui Geng: Ask people's age; Your country: the other country; Your surname: ask the surname of the person; Your school: call the other school; Expensive illness: call the other person's illness; Your son: Call the other son (including blessing).

19. Chief Gong. Respect each other

Such as congratulations: respectfully congratulate; Wait: wait respectfully; Please: please; Welcome: respectfully greet; Congratulations: Congratulations on the other party's happy event.

20. The word "Hui" is a family. Used for the actions of the other party to treat themselves.

If you want to save it: please keep it (mostly used for giving photos, books and other souvenirs); Sponsor: Huilin (mostly used for shop-to-customer), Pro Huilin: refers to the other party coming to find themselves; Huiyun means that the other party allows himself (to do something); Gift: refers to (property) given by the other party.

2 1. "Bao" is used to address the other party's shop, etc.

For example, "treasure land" is used to refer to the place where the other party is; "Baohao" is used to address the other party's shop or name.

22. "Light" means glory and is used for the arrival of the other party.

For example, "coming" means the arrival of guests; "patronage" means that when guests arrive, merchants often welcome them.

23. Chief Feng. Used when one person's behavior involves another party.

Rufengda: telling and expressing (mostly used in letters); Reply: reply (mostly used in letters); Sue: sue; Return: return; Accompany: to accompany or accompany when doing something; Suggestion: advice; Give away, give away: give away; Fengtuo: Please; Welcome: welcome; Here: here.

24. "So-and-so" is a respectful name for others.

For example, your highness: a title of respect for an emperor; Your Excellency: refers to people with a certain social status (mostly used in letters and diplomatic occasions); Subordinate: refers to the general; Below the knee: when writing letters to parents or grandparents, you often add "below the knee" at the beginning of the title; "One step" is a courtesy title for a friend.

Knowledge of Chinese modest words

A fool's family background is shallow, and he despises the old cold. I dare not care about it, but I am a slave dog.

1. "Fool" is in charge. Used as a courtesy title for self-assertion.

Such as foolish brother: call yourself younger than yourself; Humble opinion: weigh your own views. You can also call yourself "stupid" by yourself.

2. "Home" is the first family. Used to address others as senior or older relatives.

Such as my father, family respect, family strictness, family monarch: call father; The kindness of my mother and family: called mother; Brother: call brother; Sister: called sister; Uncle: Uncle.

3. "Small" headed households. Call yourself or someone or something related to yourself humbly.

For example, younger brother: men claim to be modest among friends or acquaintances; Children: humble son; Daughter: address your daughter humbly; Villain: people with low status claim to be themselves; Xiao Sheng (common in early vernacular): Young scholars claim to be; Xiaoke (common in early vernacular): claiming modesty; Small shop: call yourself a small shop.

4. We are the first family. Used to belittle oneself or something related to oneself.

Such as our place: call your home and place humbly; Me: Humble myself; Our school: call your school humbly; My last name: address myself modestly.

5. There are few "shallow" heads. Such as shallow view: simple view.

6. "Bite" the first one. Used to belittle oneself or something related to oneself.

For example, I: humble myself; Despise: humble one's point of view; Despise: Modest one's point of view.

7. "Give up" the first family. Used to refer to others who are relatives of their elders or descendants.

Like a younger brother: call him younger brother; Sister: called sister; Give up a nephew: call it a nephew; She Qin: Call relatives.

8. "old" head. Used to belittle oneself or something related to oneself.

Like a redneck: modestly calling himself uneducated; Old age: the elderly claim to be modest; Old face: the old man refers to his own face; Old woman: Old women claim to be modest.

9. Less "base" head, say your own thing. What's your name?

The name of the base is Wang. Concubine: The female appeal in China's classical poetry: your own son.

10. There are few "cold" heads, my humble abode: people call themselves home.

1 1. "Clumsy" first family. Used to measure oneself (in an article, opinion, etc.). ).

Such as "My Humble Pen": Humble your own words or paintings; Humble opinion: weigh your own opinions; Humble job (humble job): weigh your own work.

12. There are few "humble" heads, such as my humble opinion.

13. "No" clan leader.

No talent: no talent; I can't afford it: I can't afford (the hospitality, praise, etc.). ); Insensitive: not smart (expressing modesty); No: no talent; Immoral: Bad behavior (especially among children).

14. "Dare" first clan. Take the liberty of asking someone else.

If you dare to ask: used to ask each other questions; Dare to ask: used to ask the other party to do something; Dare to trouble: used to trouble the other party to do something.

15. "Pipeline" is missing. As a humble opinion: shallow knowledge.

16. Yuji: In ancient times, women claimed to be modest.

17. Polite expressions used by "old" people when asking others to do something.

Ask someone to do something or make way. Bra: used to thank the visitors; Labor: trouble, trouble; Tired: It's exhausting (used to ask others for help). It's exhausting, ie used to ask others for help.

18. I: It was originally a humble name for the king, that is, people with few virtues.

19. Slave: Young women claim to be.

20. Dog: Call yourself son.

2 1. "Guo" is used to evaluate others' behavior towards themselves.

For example, "flattery" means excessive praise or praise, which is used when the other party praises himself; "Overpraise" is an excessive compliment, which is used when the other person praises himself.

22. "Thin" is used to address things related to yourself.

For example, "thin wine" means light wine, which is often used when entertaining guests; "Small gift" refers to a gift that is not generous, and is often used to modestly address the gift given by oneself; "My meager sensibilities", when pleading for others, modestly call yourself face-saving.

23. "Chu" is used to address your own opinions and so on.

For example, "my humble opinion" is used to weigh one's arguments.

Common honorifics and honorifics

polite language

Defending: refers to retaining the title won in the last competition.

Gift: a compliment, which refers to (property) given by the other party.

Hui Yun: Politeness means that the other person allows himself to do something.

Arrive: salute and say that the other party is coming.

Question: honorific, indicating that others (mostly elders or superiors) ask about themselves.

Love: (book) honorific, which means that the other party (mostly elders or superiors) cares about themselves (mostly used in letters).

Lao Bu: honorific words are used to thank others for visiting.

(Yuan): honorific, calling each other's daughter.

Your son: honorific, address the other person's son.

Kinship: honorific terms, addressing each other's relatives.

Your mother: honorific, call the other person's mother.

Your father: honorific, address each other's father.

Desk: honorific, formerly known as the other party, (mostly used for letters from individuals such as institutions and groups).

Teacher: honorific words used to be used to ask people.

Taiwan Province driver: honorific, formerly known as the other party.

Dedication: honorific, strong (used when asking for help or thanking).

Your Excellency: honorifics, addressing each other, are mostly used in diplomatic occasions.

Patron: honorific words, which are often used by merchants to welcome customers.

Visit: Pay tribute and say that the guests have come.

Gui Geng: Respect, ask people's age.

Expensive illness: honorific, addressing each other's illness.

Hou Guang: Greetings, waiting for you.

Waiting for instructions: respect, waiting for advice.

Han Hai: honorific, generous and tolerant (mostly used when asking for special forgiveness).

Huicun: Please keep the honorific words, which are mostly used to write the previous paragraph when giving souvenirs such as photos and books.

Huilin: honorific words refer to coming in the right direction.

Rely on the strength of others and take it as a compliment.

Name taboo: in the old days, it referred to the names of elders or respected people.

Subordinate: The subordinate of a general also makes a tribute and calls him a general.

Expression of modesty

My father: self-effacing, calling himself father in front of others.

My mother: self-effacing, call yourself mother to others.

Country: Call your home humbly, also called "country".

Overpraise: modesty, excessive praise.

My humble abode: Be modest and call yourself home.

Dare: describe boldness and use it as a modest word.

Backward scholar: A backward scholar or scholar, often used as a polite term.

Laggard: A person with less knowledge or experience.

Overpraise: Modesty, excessive praise or praise. Refers to a compliment or compliment to the other party.

Nu Wa: a humble title for young women.

Concubine: Women call themselves modest.

Villain: Used as a courtesy title for a person of low status.

Servant: Used as a courtesy title for a man.

Incompetence, humbleness, humbleness and stealing: the humble name of "I".

Wife: humble wife.

My humble opinion: My humble opinion, speak your own opinion.

Dare to ask (please, bother): Take the liberty of asking others.

Avoid the road of sages: hand in India and resign to make way for talented students. Often used as a modest speech for retirement in old age.

A harvest experience: a harvest, a little experience; Humble opinion, humble opinion. Humble yourself a little ignorant knowledge.

Vegetarian meal in corpse: corpse, occupying space and doing nothing; Vegetarian, free. He didn't do his duty.

Single view: a metaphor for a narrow and one-sided view.

Only a little knowledge: knowledge is not wide, knowledge is not deep.

Debo: thin: shallow; Sparse: empty. Both character and talent are poor.

Virtue can be fresh: shallow virtue can be low.

A broom cherishes itself: I cherish a broken broom, too. For example, your own things are worth cherishing no matter how bad they are.

Throw a brick to attract jade: throw a brick to attract jade. Metaphor uses shallow and immature ideas or articles to lead others to sophisticated ideas or works.

Laugh generously: embarrassed, leave; Generosity means that a person has extensive knowledge or professional knowledge. Make scholars or experts laugh.

Get something for nothing: get something for nothing.

Stupid birds fly first: it means that they are poor in ability, afraid of falling behind and being one step ahead of others.

Living in a branch: just seeking a hiding place is a self-deprecating job-hunting term with no extravagant hopes.

Respect is better than obedience: obeying others' opinions is better than being humble and polite.

Far behind: compared with the other side, far behind.

Needless to say: enough, worth it; Put it on your lips and say it. This is a trivial matter, not worth mentioning.

Insect carving skill: a metaphor for insignificant skills (mostly word skills).

East painting and west painting: this refers to women applying makeup and powder. Later, it is often used as a courtesy for painting, writing or composition.

Just this heart: just a little, tiny and poor. Describe a trivial idea or idea.

Hanging and missing: hanging and listing; Missing, missing one, missing tens of thousands. The description lists very little and omits a lot, which is very incomplete.

Graffiti: The description is very bad.