敬意 (jìng yì) is a noun meaning 'respect' or 'esteem' as a feeling or attitude, not an action. Unlike 尊重 (zūn zhòng) and 尊敬 (zūn jìng), which are verbs for showing respect toward someone, 敬意 is the internal sense of respect you hold or express. It often appears in formal phrases like '表达敬意' (convey respect) and is more abstract than the verb forms.