客气

kè qi

HSK 3.0 Level 4 Adjective Common

Definitions

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

Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 见外 jiàn wài 见外 jiàn wài to treat sb with the formal courtesy accorded to a host or a guest 客气表示保持一定距离的礼貌，见外则表示过于疏远: to treat sb with the formal courtesy accorded to a host or a guest

Related words

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• 谦让 qiān ràng 谦让 qiān ràng to modestly decline 客气常通过谦让表现出来，如推让礼物或座位: to modestly decline
• 随和 suí hé 随和 suí hé amiable 客气可能显得拘谨，随和则更自然亲近: amiable

Synonyms

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• 礼貌 lǐ mào 礼貌 lǐ mào courtesy; politeness; manners 形容态度时，客气偏重待人接物时的谦让，礼貌指符合社会规范的言行: courtesy; politeness; manners

Usage notes

Common mistakes

用作谓语时，前可加程度副词“很”，如“他很客气”，但口语中多用于评价别人，少用于自己。

Formality

常用于正式场合或对不太熟悉的人，熟人之间过分客气可能显得生疏。

Example Sentences

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甭 客气 ！

No need to be polite!

你未免太 客气 了。

You are being a bit too polite.

不 客气

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 1513716)

不 客气 。

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 700670)

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Words Containing 客气

• 不客气 不客气 bù kè qi: you're welcome
• 不用客气 不用客气 bù yòng kè qi: you're welcome
• 别太客气 别太客气 bié tài kè qi: lit. no excessive politeness
• 别客气 别客气 bié kè qi: don't mention it
• 客气话 客气话 kè qi huà: words of politeness
• 毫不客气 毫不客气 háo bù kè qi: no trace of politeness

Child Words of 客气

• 气 气 qì: gas; air
• 客 客 kè: customer