What does 客气 mean in Chinese?
客气 (kèqi) means polite.
CHINESE DICTIONARY ENTRY
客气
polite
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DEFINITIONS & USAGE
Meaning and common use
01
polite
02
courteous
03
formal
04
modest
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Where this entry comes from
The HSK level, part of speech, and pronunciation come from the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus. The English definitions come from CC-CEDICT. Usage notes and example sentences are hand-written, so they exist for only a handful of entries.
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Vocabulary levels and parts of speech from the HSK 3.1 syllabus. This compiled dictionary is shared under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
COMMON QUESTIONS
About 客气
How do you pronounce 客气?
客气 is pronounced kèqi.
Is 客气 an HSK word?
客气 is on the HSK 4 list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.
What part of speech is 客气?
客气 is used as a 形容词 / 动词 (adjective / verb) in Chinese.
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