彬 彬 有 礼

bīnbīn-yǒulǐ

“Refined and courteous” in Chinese is 彬彬有礼.

Meaning

refined and courteous
urbane

Example

汤姆既彬彬有礼又善解人意。

Tom is polite and sensitive.

Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Characters

bīnHSK 7-911 strokesurbane; well-bred; cultivated yǒuHSK 16 strokesto have; there is lǐHSK 25 strokesabbr. for 禮記|礼记[Li3 ji4], Classic of Rites

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