殿下 (diàn xià) — Your Highness; His/Her Highness (title for royalty below emperor/empress)
Definition
Honorific address used directly TO a royal below the emperor/empress (princes, princesses); it is a pronoun referring to that person in formal or courtly speech.
pronoun
Your HighnessHis/Her Highness (title for royalty below emperor/empress)
Examples
- 殿下，。diàn xià, Qǐng nín yòng cān.Your Highness, please have your meal.
- 殿下。diàn xià Jīn tiān yào qù shì chá zāi qū.His/Her Highness will go to inspect the disaster area today.
- 殿下。Chén cān jiàn diàn xià.Your subject pays respects to Your Highness.
Browse more HSK 7-9 words or search the full 43,000-word dictionary.