礼貌 lǐmào▶ sự lịch sự

Stroke order

礼貌 is written in 19 strokes across 2 characters.

• 礼 — 5 strokes
• 貌 — 14 strokes

Senses

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

Example sentences

• 这个孩子很有礼貌。Zhège háizi hěn yǒu lǐmào.This child is very polite.
• 打断别人说话是不礼貌的。Dǎduàn biéren shuōhuà shì bù lǐmào de.Interrupting others is impolite.

Related words

• 礼拜天Chủ nhật
• 婚礼đám cưới
• 礼物quà tặng
• 典礼Nghi lễ; Lễ
• 容貌vẻ ngoài
• 敬礼Chào

礼貌 is pronounced lǐmào and means “sự lịch sự”. HSK 4 places it in the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, the standardised measure of Chinese proficiency. There is a real difference between having seen 礼貌 and being able to use it, and cramming a list flatters the first while doing little for the second. LexiTrail shows you the word again at the point your recall of it is about to lapse.