礼 貌

lǐmào

nounadjectiveHSK 5

“Courtesy” in Chinese is 礼貌 (lǐmào).

Meaning

courtesy; politeness; manners
courteous; polite

Example

Tom没有礼貌。

Tom has no manners.

Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Characters

lǐHSK 25 strokesabbr. for 禮記|礼记[Li3 ji4], Classic of Rites màoHSK 514 strokesappearance; looks; outward form

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