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The word "阁下" is formed from the character "阁", which denotes a pavilion or lofty building, and "下", meaning below; the compound literally translates to "beneath the pavilion", serving as a metaphorical honorific where one addresses someone respectfully by alluding to the subordinate space below their residence rather than addressing them directly.

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阁下是否愿意共进午餐？

Géxià shìfǒu yuànyì gòngjìn wǔcān?

Would Your Excellency be willing to have lunch together?

我们在此恭候阁下的到来。

Wǒmen zài cǐ gōng hòu géxià de dàolái.

We hereby await Your Excellency's arrival.

大使阁下发表了重要演讲。

Dàshǐ géxià fābiǎo le zhòngyào yǎnjiǎng.

Your Excellency the Ambassador delivered an important speech.

如果阁下同意，我们将立即执行该计划。

Rúguǒ géxià tóngyì, wǒmen jiāng lìjí zhíxíng gāi jìhuà.

If Your Excellency agrees, we will immediately execute the plan.

我们谨代表本国政府，诚挚邀请阁下于金秋时节进行国事访问。

Wǒmen jǐn dàibiǎo běn guó zhèngfǔ, chéngzhì yāoqǐng géxià yú jīnqiū shíjié jìnxíng guóshì fǎngwèn.

On behalf of our nation's government, we sincerely invite Your Excellency to pay a state visit in the golden autumn.

Word Definition - 阁下

gé xià your excellency; your honor

Individual Character Details

阁 gé
下 xià