礼貌 lǐ mào
“courtesy; politeness; manners; courteous; polite”
adjective / noun, adjective, adverbial adjectiveHSK 4 · 2021 list level 5Traditional 禮貌
新HSK等级2025 HSK 3.0 syllabus level
礼貌 appears in the November 2025 exam syllabus in the following numbered entry. Levels refer to the listed reading and use, not every meaning.
- Entry 1460: 礼貌 lǐmào — Level 4; official annotation 4 (名、形). PDF page 116
Separate from the HSK 2.0 and 2021 list labels above. Compare the three lists.
用法How to use 礼貌
礼貌 means politeness or good manners, and as an adjective it describes someone who behaves politely. It is most often used in the patterns 有礼貌 (polite) and 没/不礼貌 (impolite), or as an adverb 礼貌地 + verb. You don't usually use it alone as a verb.
例句Example sentences
- 那个小男孩很有礼貌，见到老师就问好。nà ge xiǎo nán hái hěn yǒu lǐ mào, jiàn dào lǎo shī jiù wèn hǎo.That little boy is very polite; he greets his teacher when he sees him.
- 别人说话的时候打断他，是很不礼貌的。bié rén shuō huà de shí hou dǎ duàn tā, shì hěn bù lǐ mào de.Interrupting someone while they are speaking is very impolite.
- 她礼貌地笑了笑，没有说话。tā lǐ mào de xiào le xiào, méi yǒu shuō huà.She smiled politely and said nothing.
相关词语Related words
- 礼物 lǐ wù