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礼貌

lǐ mào

HSK 4 2-character word Traditional 禮貌

What 礼貌 means

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

The characters in 礼貌

• 礼lǐgift; rite; ceremony
• 貌mào(bound form) appearance; looks; outward form

Example sentences

• 她很有礼貌。
  She has very good manners.
• 你不讲礼貌。
  You have no manners.
• 说话看人礼貌。
  Making eye contact when speaking is polite.
• 她是礼貌的化身。
  Tā shì lǐmào de huàshēn.
  She is politeness itself.
• Tom没有礼貌。
  Tom has no manners.
• 我们会礼貌的问。
  We'll ask politely.

Words containing 礼貌

• 有礼貌yǒu lǐ màocourteous; polite
• 没礼貌méi lǐ màoimpolite; rude; bad-mannered

Sounds the same

Read lǐ mào, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 礼帽hat that goes with formal dress; top hat