HSK 6 vocabulary › 礼尚往来
礼尚往来
礼尚往来 in English: lit. proper behavior is based on reciprocity (idiom); fig. to return politeness for politeness
lǐ shàng wǎng lái
lit. proper behavior is based on reciprocity (idiom); fig. to return politeness for politeness
How to pronounce 礼尚往来
lǐ shàng wǎng lái (without tone marks: li shang wang lai). lǐ is a third (low, dipping) tone; shàng is a fourth (sharply falling) tone; wǎng is a third (low, dipping) tone; lái is a second (rising) tone.
Characters in 礼尚往来
礼 lǐ
gift; rite; ceremony
gift; rite; ceremony
尚 shàng
still; yet; to value
still; yet; to value
往 wǎng
to go (in a direction); to; towards
to go (in a direction); to; towards
来 lái
to come; (used as a substitute for a more specific verb); hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來|回来[hui2 lai5])
to come; (used as a substitute for a more specific verb); hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來|回来[hui2 lai5])
Related words
| 来 | lái | to come | HSK 1 |
| 往 | wǎng | to go (in a direction); to | HSK 2 |
| 礼物 | lǐ wù | gift; present | HSK 3 |
| 后来 | hòu lái | afterwards; later | HSK 3 |
| 起来 | qǐ lai | to stand up; to get up | HSK 3 |
| 礼拜天 | lǐ bài tiān | Sunday | HSK 4 |
| 礼貌 | lǐ mào | courtesy; politeness | HSK 4 |
| 往往 | wǎng wǎng | usually; in many cases | HSK 4 |
| 本来 | běn lái | original; originally | HSK 4 |
| 从来 | cóng lái | always; at all times | HSK 4 |