阁下 (gé xià) — Your/His/Her Excellency (formal honorific for high-ranking officials, diplomats, judges)
Definition
A very formal written honorific for high officials, diplomats, or judges — roughly 'Your Excellency.' It is a literary set phrase used mostly in official letters or speeches, far more formal than everyday titles like 先生.
idiom
Your/His/Her Excellency (formal honorific for high-ranking officials, diplomats, judges)
Examples
- 阁下，！Zūn jìng de wài jiāo bù zhǎng gé xià, nín hǎo!Your Excellency the Minister of Foreign Affairs, hello!
- 阁下。Zhè wèi shì zhōng guó zhù lián hé guó dài biǎo gé xià.This is His Excellency the Chinese representative to the United Nations.
- ，阁下。Zài fǎ tíng shàng, fǎ guān gé xià xuān bù le pàn jué.In the courtroom, His Excellency the judge announced the verdict.
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