礼
貌

Courtesy in Chinese: 礼貌 (lǐ mào)

lǐ mào

courtesy

HSK 3.0 Level 5Traditional: 禮貌2 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1courtesy; politeness; manners
  2. 2courteous; polite

Stroke order

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礼
貌

Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

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ㄌㄧˇ

lǐ

ㄌ/ lㄧ/ iˇ/ third tone

ㄇㄠˋ

mào

ㄇ/ mㄠ/ aoˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

礼貌

Simplified

禮貌

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 她很有礼貌。

    tā hěn yǒu lǐ mào。

    She has very good manners.

  • Tom没有礼貌。

    Tom méi yǒu lǐ mào。

    Tom has no manners.

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Related words

礼

lǐ

gift

礼物

lǐ wù

gift

婚礼

hūn lǐ

wedding ceremony

典礼

diǎn lǐ

celebration

礼拜

lǐ bài

to attend a religious service

面貌

miàn mào

face

礼堂

lǐ táng

assembly hall

送礼

sòng lǐ

to give a present

风貌

fēng mào

style

敬礼

jìng lǐ

to salute

礼服

lǐ fú

ceremonial robe

礼品

lǐ pǐn

gift

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