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You have no manners.
How to pronounce 礼貌
How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
lǐ礼mào貌
courtesy; politeness
HSK 4
Synthesized Mandarin audio · Vivian voice
lǐThird tonemàoFourth tone
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A very polite inquiry
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。
She has very good manners.
。
Excess of politeness is annoying.
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ā First toneHigh and level
á Second toneRising
ǎ Third toneLow, then rising in isolation
à Fourth toneFalling
a Neutral toneShort and light
These are dictionary tones. In natural speech, tones can change with context. A third tone often stays low before another syllable.