失礼 meaning in English
to act discourteously; forgive me (for my impropriety)
Traditional 失禮10 strokes
Meaning of 失礼
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
shīlǐ
- to act discourteously
- forgive me (for my impropriety)
失礼 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
你这么说很失礼。
It is rude of you to say so.
我不想失礼。
I don't mean to be rude.
我没想失礼。
I didn't mean to be rude.
不要失礼。
Don't be rude.
莎米无意失礼。
Sami didn't mean to be rude.
Stroke order for each character
Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.
失 shī · to lose · 5 strokes
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- 2
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礼 lǐ · gift · 5 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 失礼.
| 礼物 | lǐwù | gift; present |
| 失去 | shīqù | to lose |
| 消失 | xiāoshī | to disappear; to fade away |
| 婚礼 | hūnlǐ | wedding ceremony; wedding |
| 失败 | shībài | to be defeated; to lose |
| 失望 | shīwàng | disappointed; to lose hope |
| 失业 | shīyè | unemployment; to lose one's job |
| 损失 | sǔnshī | loss; damage |
| 礼貌 | lǐmào | courtesy; politeness; manners; courteous; polite |
| 礼拜 | lǐbài | to attend a religious service; (coll.) week |
| 失误 | shīwù | lapse; mistake |
| 典礼 | diǎnlǐ | ceremony; celebration |
Questions about 失礼
What does 失礼 mean?
失礼 (shīlǐ) means "to act discourteously; forgive me (for my impropriety)".
How do you write 失礼?
失礼 is made of 2 characters: 失 (5 strokes), 礼 (5 strokes). That is 10 strokes in total.
How is 失礼 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 失礼 is written 失禮.