What does 阁下 mean in Chinese?

阁下 (gé xià) means "your distinguished self; your majesty; sire" in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 阁下?

阁下 is pronounced "gé xià" in Mandarin Chinese. It is made up of 2 syllables.

阁下 is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists. It may be a specialized or advanced word.

阁下 is made up of the characters 阁, 下. Each character has its own meaning and can appear in other words.

You can practice writing 阁下 using our stroke order tool.

阁下

gé xià

your distinguished self; your majesty; sire

Traditional: 閣下

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This word is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists.

Reviewed by RJ Murray, Founder, HSK Lord.