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无礼

wú lǐ · wu li

Traditional 無禮

Meaning

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  1. rude
  2. rudely
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Rude customer

  1. Liangliang

    刚才(gāngcái)那位(nàwèi)客人(kèrén)，对(duì)服务员(fúwùyuán)很(hěn)无礼(wúlǐ)。

    That customer just now was rude to the waiter.

  2. Dengdeng

    他(tā)怎么(zěnme)说(shuō)？

    What did he say?

  3. Liangliang

    他(tā)说(shuō)：喂(wèi)！快点(kuàidiǎn)！这么(zhème)慢(màn)！

    He said: Hey! Hurry up! So slow!

  4. Dengdeng

    这样(zhèyàng)说话(shuōhuà)确实(quèshí)很(hěn)无礼(wúlǐ)。

    Talking like that really is rude.

  5. Liangliang

    可是(kěshì)他(tā)走(zǒu)的(de)时候(shíhou)说(shuō)了(le)对不起(duìbuqǐ)。

    But he said sorry when he left.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)受(shòu)不(bu)了(liǎo)他(tā)那(nà)种(zhǒng)无(wú)礼(lǐ)的(de)态(tài)度(dù)。

I have trouble putting up with his rude manner.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

在(zài)公(gōng)开(kāi)场(chǎng)合(hé)开(kāi)你(nǐ)老(lǎo)板(bǎn)的(de)玩(wán)笑(xiào)是(shì)无(wú)礼(lǐ)的(de)。

It's rude to make fun of your boss in public.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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