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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 来而不往非礼也
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 来而不往非礼也 | lái ér bù wǎng fēi lǐ yě | - not to reciprocate is against etiquette (classical) - to respond in kind |
List Ranking:
Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.
| HSK 2 Level (2012) | HSK 3 Band (2022) | SUBTLEX-CH | BeijingUni Global | BeijingUni Weibo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | - | 101,586 | 73,273 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 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[hui2lai5]) - ever since (as in 自古以來|自古以来[zi4gu3 yi3lai2]) - for the past (amount of time) - (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世|来世[lai2shi4]) - (between two verbs) in order to - (after a round number) approximately - (used after 得[de2] to indicate possibility, as in 談得來|谈得来[tan2de5lai2], or after 不[bu4] to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來|吃不来[chi1bu5lai2]) |
| 而 | ér | - and - as well as - and so - but (not) - yet (not) - (indicates causal relation) - (indicates change of state) - (indicates contrast) |
| 不 | bù | - no; not so - (bound form) not; un- |
| 往 | wǎng | - to go (in a direction) - to - towards - (of a train) bound for - past - previous |
| 往 | wǎng | - old variant of 往[wang3] |
| 非 | fēi | - abbr. for 非洲[Fei1 zhou1], Africa |
| 非 | fēi | - to not be; not - wrong; incorrect - non-; un-; in-; de- - to reproach; to blame - (coll.) to insist on; simply must |
| 礼 | lǐ | - surname Li - abbr. for 禮記|礼记[Li3ji4], Classic of Rites |
| 礼 | lǐ | - gift - rite - ceremony - CL:份[fen4] - propriety - etiquette - courtesy |
| 也 | yě | - surname Ye |
| 也 | yě | - also; too; as well; (not ...) either - (used after a verbal or nominal expression X to indicate that X is an extreme or unexpected case) even (X) - (literary) particle having functions similar to 啊[a5] |
Other Words Containing 来而不往非礼也
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| Word | HSK 2 Level (2012) | HSK 3 Band (2022) | SUBTLEX-CH | BeijingUni Global | BeijingUni Weibo |
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