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礼尚往来

lǐ shàng wǎng lái

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 4-character word Traditional 禮尚往來

礼尚往来 (lǐ shàng wǎng lái) means "lit. proper behavior is based on reciprocity (idiom); fig. to return politeness for politeness". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 礼尚往来 means

1. lit. proper behavior is based on reciprocity (idiom)
2. fig. to return politeness for politeness

The characters in 礼尚往来

• 礼lǐgift; rite; ceremony
• 尚shàngstill; yet; to value
• 往wǎngto go (in a direction); to; towards
• 来láito come; (used as a substitute for a more specific verb)…

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