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器重 (qì zhòng) — to think highly of, to regard as valuable (often a younger person or subordinate)

Definition

器重 (qì zhòng) means a senior figure 'thinks highly of' a junior or subordinate — used about people, not things. Stronger and more formal than 重视 or 看重, with the specific hierarchy of a superior valuing an inferior.

verb
to think highly ofto regard as valuable (often a younger person or subordinate)

Examples

  • 器重。
    Gōng sī jīng lǐ fēi cháng qì zhòng xiǎo lǐ de gōng zuò néng lì.
    The company manager thinks very highly of Xiao Li's work ability.
  • 器重。
    Lǎo shī hěn qì zhòng zhè ge rèn zhēn xué xí de xué shēng.
    The teacher highly values this student who studies diligently.
  • 器重。
    Tā yīn wèi biǎo xiàn yōu xiù ér shòu dào shàng si qì zhòng.
    Because of his excellent performance, he was highly valued by his boss.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

器qìvalue
重zhòngvalue

Both 器 and 重 mean to value, so together they express thinking highly of someone.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

The origin of 器 is uncertain; one traditional account reads the whole shape as a scene of guarding over four vessels.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
人人rénman
Sound part声符shēngfú
東
東dōng重zhòng
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

重 developed from a picture of a man carrying a bag, with 人 for the man and 東 for the bag; a later ground element was folded into the form.

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HSK 3.0 Level 7-9Attitudes & Opinions

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