A CBE is a British honour: letters the King (or, before, the Queen) gives someone for work that has helped the country — in the arts, science, business, teaching, public service, and so on. It stands for Commander of the Order of the British Empire.

A CBE CBE is a British honour是英國的一種榮譽: letters由 the King (or, before, the Queen)國王（以前是女王） gives someone頒發給某人 for work that has helped the country對國家有貢獻的 — in the arts, science, business, teaching, public service, and so on包括藝術、科學、商業、教育、公共服務等領域。It它 stands for代表 Commander of the Order of the British Empire Commander of the Order of the British Empire。

The old name “British Empire” is still in the title; the honour is given today for service, not for running an empire. It sits in a ladder of similar honours: MBE is lower, OBE is in the middle, CBE is higher still.

The old name舊名字 "British Empire"「British Empire」 is still in the title仍然留在頭銜裡; the honour is given today不過現在頒發這個榮譽 for service是為了表彰服務, not for running an empire不是為了統治帝國。It它 sits in a ladder of similar honours在一系列類似榮譽裡有自己的位置: MBE MBE is lower比較低, OBE OBE is in the middle在中間, CBE CBE is higher still更高。

The person may write the letters after their name (Jane Smith, CBE). News stories say someone was “made a CBE” or “appointed CBE” in the honours list.

The person當事人 may write the letters after their name可以把這幾個字寫在名字後面 (Jane Smith, CBE)（Jane Smith, CBE）。News stories新聞報導 say someone was "made a CBE" or "appointed CBE"會說某人「被授予CBE」或「獲頒CBE」 in the honours list在授勳名單裡。

It is formal and very British. It is not a job, not a university degree, and not a knighthood (that is a further step, with different letters).

It它 is formal and very British是正式而且非常英式的用語。It它 is not a job不是一份工作, not a university degree不是大學學位, and也 not a knighthood不是爵位 (that is a further step爵位是更進一步的榮譽, with different letters用不同的字母)。