久仰 jiǔyǎng honorific: I've long looked forward to meeting you.
honorific: I've long looked forward to meeting you.; It's an honor to meet you at last.
怎么记住“久仰”: 久 long time + 仰 raise the head to look = honorific: I've long looked forward to meeting you..
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用法
- A polite formula on first meeting someone of repute: 久仰久仰 (jiǔyǎng jiǔyǎng) 'I've long admired you / honored to meet you at last'.
- Often extended 久仰大名 (jiǔyǎng dàmíng) 'I've long heard of your great name'; purely a courtesy, said to flatter.
- Formal and slightly old-fashioned; used the moment you're introduced, not later.