礼貌禮貌 lǐmào — manners, politeness; polite
lǐmào (third tone, dipping)li3mao4
Traditional: 禮貌
manners, politeness; polite
HSK 4· HSK 1–4 (classic)nounadjective
Meanings
manners, politeness; polite
礼, proper conduct, and 貌, outward bearing — the shape good manners take on the outside, where others can see it. It is usually held with 有, rather than used as a bare adjective the way 客气 or 热情 can be: 有礼貌, to have manners.
noun
Example sentences
- 见到老人要有礼貌地打招呼。見到老人要有禮貌地打招呼。Jiàndào (fourth tone, falling) lǎorén (third tone, dipping) yào (fourth tone, falling) yǒu (third tone, dipping) lǐmào (third tone, dipping) de (neutral tone) dǎ (third tone, dipping) zhāohu. (first tone, high and level)···
When you meet an elderly person, you should greet them politely.
- 这个孩子很有礼貌，大家都喜欢他。這個孩子很有禮貌，大家都喜歡他。Zhège (fourth tone, falling) háizi (second tone, rising) hěn (third tone, dipping) yǒu (third tone, dipping) lǐmào, (third tone, dipping) dàjiā (fourth tone, falling) dōu (first tone, high and level) xǐhuan (third tone, dipping) tā. (first tone, high and level)···
This child has very good manners — everyone likes him.
Common mistakes
Not quite他很礼貌。
Correct他很有礼貌。
礼貌 names the quality abstractly and is usually held with 有 — 有礼貌, to have manners — rather than used bare as an adjective the way 客气 or 热情 can be.