polite; courteous; show politeness
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 8 examplesadjective
polite; courteous; showing good manners
neutralUsed to describe a person's behavior or speech as respectful and considerate.
Wáng王
xiān先
sheng生
shuō说
huà话
zǒng总
shì是
hěn很
kè客
qi气
。
Mr. Wang always speaks very politely.
Fú服
wù务
yuán员
duì对
wǒ我
men们
de的
tài态
dù度
fēi非
cháng常
kè客
qi气
。
The server was very courteous towards us.
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Tā他
kè客
qi气
de地
jù拒
jué绝
le了
wǒ我
men们
de的
yāo邀
qǐng请
。
He politely declined our invitation.
Nǐ你
bù不
yòng用
gēn跟
wǒ我
zhè这
me么
kè客
qi气
。
You don't need to be so polite with me.
verb
to show politeness; to be polite; to stand on ceremony
neutralRefers to the act of using polite words or gestures, often in a social situation like refusing an offer or receiving a gift.
Bié别
kè客
qi气
，
bǎ把
zhè这
lǐ里
dàng当
zì自
jǐ己
jiā家
。
Don't stand on ceremony, make yourself at home.
Tā他
kè客
qi气
le了
yī一
xià下
，
zuì最
hòu后
hái还
shì是
shōu收
xià下
le了
lǐ礼
wù物
。
He politely demurred at first, but in the end, he accepted the gift.
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Zhǔ主
rén人
qǐng请
kè客
rén人
chī吃
fàn饭
，
kè客
rén人
kè客
qi气
de地
shuō说
：
“
Bù不
yòng用
má麻
fan烦
le了
。
”
The host invited the guest to eat, and the guest politely said, "Please don't go to any trouble."
Qǐng请
nín您
xiān先
zuò坐
，
bié别
gēn跟
wǒ我
kè客
qi气
。
Please sit down first, don't be polite with me.