"courtesy" Chinese-English Dictionary
| Chinese | Pinyin | Translation | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 礼貌 禮貌 | courtesy / politeness / manners / courteous / polite | syn | |
| 礼遇 禮遇 | courtesy / deferential treatment / polite reception | syn | |
| 礼让 禮讓 | to show consideration for (others) / to yield to (another vehicle etc) / courtesy / comity | syn | |
| 礼 禮 | gift / rite / ceremony / CL:份[fen4] / propriety / etiquette / courtesy | syn |
| Chinese | Pinyin | Translation | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 字 | letter / symbol / character / word / CL:個|个[ge4] / courtesy or style name traditionally given to males aged 20 in dynastic China | syn | |
| 关云长 關云長 | courtesy name of 關羽|关羽[Guan1 Yu3] | ||
| 孔明 | courtesy name of Zhuge Liang 諸葛亮|诸葛亮[Zhu1 ge3 Liang4] | ||
| 见外 見外 | to treat sb with the formal courtesy accorded to a host or a guest | syn | |
| 仲尼 | courtesy name for Confucius 孔夫子[Kong3 fu1 zi3] | ||
| 答礼 答禮 | to return a courtesy / return gift | ||
| 表字 | literary name (an alternative name of a person stressing a moral principle) / courtesy name | syn | |
| 拜 | to bow to / to pay one's respects / (bound form) to extend greetings (on a specific occasion) / to make a courtesy call / (bound form) (of a monarch) to appoint sb to (a position) by performing a ceremony / to acknowledge sb as one's (master, godfather etc) / (used before some verbs to indicate politeness) | syn | |
| 礼多人不怪 禮多人不怪 | nobody will find fault with extra courtesy (idiom) / courtesy costs nothing | ||
| 希仁 | Xiren, courtesy title of Bao Zheng 包拯[Bao1 Zheng3] (999-1062), Northern Song official renowned for his honesty | ||
| 班荆相对 班荊相對 | to treat sb with courtesy (idiom) | ||
| 赠送的 贈送的 | complimentary (adjective) / given free as courtesy | ||
| 特许出入证 特許出入證 | courtesy pass | ||
| 礼节性拜访 禮節性拜訪 | courtesy call | ||
| 孔融让梨 孔融讓梨 | Kong Rong giving up pears, classic moral story about Kong Rong 孔融[Kong3 Rong2] picking up smaller pears while leaving the bigger ones to his older brothers, still used nowadays to educate the young on courtesy and modesty | ||
| 台甫 臺甫 | (polite) courtesy name | ||
| 赵子龙 趙子龍 | courtesy name of Zhao Yun 趙雲|赵云[Zhao4 Yun2], general of Shu in Romance of the Three Kingdoms | ||
| 爱心伞 愛心傘 | courtesy umbrella (one made available for borrowing) | ||
| 林琴南 | courtesy name of Lin Shu 林紓|林纾[Lin2 Shu1] | ||
| 敬贤礼士 敬賢禮士 | (idiom) to respect people of virtue and show courtesy to scholars |