礼貌

lǐ mào · li mao

Traditional 禮貌

Meaning

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

In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)们(men)认(rèn)为(wéi),去(qù)反(fǎn)驳(bó)一(yí)个(gè)不(bú)认(rèn)识(shi)的(de)人(rén)有(yǒu)些(xiē)不(bù)礼(lǐ)貌(mào)。

They consider it impolite to disagree with someone they don't know very well.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Gustav249 · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

你(nǐ)回(huí)答(dá)得(de)这(zhè)么(me)简(jiǎn)短(duǎn),不(bù)觉(jué)得(de)有(yǒu)点(diǎn)没(méi)礼(lǐ)貌(mào)吗(ma)?

Don't you think it's rude to give people such a curt reply like that?

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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