kè qi

Traditional: 客氣

HSK 5

客气 (kè qi) is a Chinese word meaning “polite; courteous; formal”.

Meanings

  1. 1polite
  2. 2courteous
  3. 3formal
  4. 4modest
Part of speech
adjective, verb

Characters in 客气

客kè · customer; visitor; guest气qì · gas; air

Related words

气gas; air生气to get angry; to be furious客户client; customer客人visitor运气luck (good or bad)空气air天气weather勇气courage客customer; visitor; guest顾客customer; client气氛atmosphere; mood脾气character; temperament; disposition

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