1. Home
  2. HSK 5
  3. Feelings and relations

客气

kèqi

polite

Two people offering a cup politely
Memory picture

Characters in this word

客 kè

Strokes
9
Radical
宀 — roof
Made of
宀 roof 各 individual
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
More about the character 客

气 qì

Strokes
4
Radical
气 — air, gas
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
More about the character 气

Example phrases

  • 你太客气了。 Nǐ tài kèqi le. You are too polite.
  • 别客气。 Bié kèqi. Do not be so polite.
  • 他很客气。 Tā hěn kèqi. He is very polite.

Related words

All HSK 5 words →