polite in Mandarin

You can remember the meaning of 客气 with this easy mnemonic:

A waitress at a pizza joint smiles to be polite to customers (客) all day long and can't wait for her break to get some fresh air (气) outside.

Using mnemonics to remember the meaning of Chinese characters like can have an enormous impact on how long to learn Mandarin it takes.

• 客
• 气

• 勇气
• 气味
• 气氛
• 毒气
• 运气
• 客户
• 天气
• 客人
• 乘客
• 客气
• 空气
• 生气
• 力气
• 顾客
• 脾气
• 客厅

The reading of 客气 is kè qì.

You can remember how to say 客气 with this useful mnemonic:

Cleaning (kè) up after melted cheese(qì) in the kitchen is not a happy part of her day.

Using mnemonics to remember the reading of Chinese vocabulary like has a huge impact on how long to learn Mandarin it takes.

Learning vocabulary like polite and the rest of the Mandarin written language can take as little as one year, or as long as a lifetime. Our Mandarin language learners find that using helpful mnemonics can aid retention of Chinese Mandarin vocabulary and characters.

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