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All HSK 3.0 Level 7–9 words

敬而远之

jìng'éryuǎnzhī

HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9Traditional: 敬而遠之

In Mandarin Chinese, 敬而远之 (jìng'éryuǎnzhī) means “to keep at arm's length”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

to keep at arm's length

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Examples

大家都对他敬而远之。
Dàjiā dōu duì tā jìng'éryuǎnzhī.
Everyone keeps him at a polite distance.