客气

kè qi · ke qi

Traditional 客氣

Meaning

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  1. polite
  2. courteous
  3. formal
  4. modest

In a sentence

2 examples
01

阿(ā)姨(yí),您(nín)别(bié)客(kè)气(qi),喝(hē)杯(bēi)开(kāi)水(shuǐ)就(jiù)行(xíng)。

No need to trouble yourself, Auntie. A glass of boiled water will be plenty.

Tatoeba: Chinese by sysko · English by luxdelumine · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

跟(gēn)我(wǒ)还(hái)客(kè)气(qi)什(shén)么(me),咱(zán)俩(liǎ)谁(shuí)跟(gēn)谁(shuí)啊(a)。

Sure, anything for you! We're like family!

Tatoeba: Chinese by eastasiastudent · English by peterius · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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