汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 尊长
尊长 (尊長)
one's superior / one's elders and betters
尊敬年长者。 对地位或辈分高者的敬称。
zūn () zhǎng/cháng
EXAMPLE SENTENCES

可以依顺时针方向,从自己所坐之处开始,也可以先为尊长、佳宾斟酒。

Can according to clockwise, from oneself sit of inflict a begin, can also pour wine for elders, good guest first.

到唐代,户主一律由男性尊长充任,只有户内没有男性时,女性方可充当户主。

Until the Tang Dynasty, all the heads of household were male. The female acted as the head of household unless there was no male in the household.

这是草原上敬献尊长的规矩,今天的坐席上,自然该由他吃黄羊额头上这一片肉了。

This is the steppe up respectfully dedicate the rules of elders, sitting of today at table, the ecology ought be eaten Huang Yang's forehead on this one meat at him.

因为我是王,是他们的主子,我将恍然大悟:我生活在这些奴才们中间,连我所敬畏的尊长和师友也无一不是奴才,而我自己也不过是一个奴才的首领。

Because I was king, their master. It would suddenly dawn on me that living among these flunkeys, including my esteemed elders, teachers and friends, I myself, too, was nothing but a mere head flunkey.