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客氣

kèqì

Novice Level 2* ★ Core word

客氣 (kèqì) is a Chinese word meaning “polite”. It sits at TOCFL Level 2* (CEFR Novice) on Taiwan's official TBCL vocabulary standard, where it is marked a core word.

Definition

  1. polite
  2. courteous
  3. formal
  4. modest

Stroke order

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Example

你太客氣了，別放在心上。

You're too polite; don't mention it.

Related words at this level

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Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).