How to say “politeness” in Chinese
politeness; polite
“Politeness” in Chinese is 礼貌, lǐ mào: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.
How to pronounce it
礼貌 is read lǐ mào: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 礻 is a compressed “altar, ritual”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “礼貌”.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “politeness” in Chinese?
“Politeness” in Chinese is 礼貌, pinyin lǐmào.
What does 礼貌 mean?
礼貌 (lǐmào) means “politeness; polite”.
How do you write 礼貌?
礼貌 is 2 characters: 礼 (lǐ) — ritual, courtesy; 貌 (mào) — appearance, looks. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 礼貌?
礼貌 is read lǐmào. Tones: lǐ — third tone, mào — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“politeness” in the lesson “Saying hello and thank you”
This word is from the topic “Politeness and conversation” of HSK 4. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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