彬
彬
有
礼

Refined and courteous in Chinese: 彬彬有礼 (bīn bīn yǒu lǐ)

bīn bīn yǒu lǐ

refined and courteous

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 彬彬有禮1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1refined and courteous
  2. 2urbane

Stroke order

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彬
彬
有
礼

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ㄅㄧㄣ

bīn

ㄅ/ bㄧ/ iㄣ/ en—/ first tone

ㄅㄧㄣ

bīn

ㄅ/ bㄧ/ iㄣ/ en—/ first tone

ㄧㄡˇ

yǒu

ㄧ/ iㄡ/ ouˇ/ third tone

ㄌㄧˇ

lǐ

ㄌ/ lㄧ/ iˇ/ third tone

Simplified & traditional

彬彬有礼

Simplified

彬彬有禮

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 这个年轻人待人彬彬有礼。

    zhè ge nián qīng rén dài rén bīn bīn yǒu lǐ。

    This young man treats people with courtesy.

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Related words

有

yǒu

to have

礼

lǐ

gift

礼物

lǐ wù

gift

有名

yǒu míng

famous

礼貌

lǐ mào

courtesy

所有

suǒ yǒu

all

有趣

yǒu qù

interesting

婚礼

hūn lǐ

wedding ceremony

有利

yǒu lì

advantageous

还有

hái yǒu

furthermore

没有

méi yǒu

haven't

有的

yǒu de

(there are) some (who are...)

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