礼节性

禮節性

lǐjiéxìng

adjective #32,398

Meanings

1 ceremonial
2 of a courtesy nature
3 perfunctory (out of politeness)

Characters

ceremony / etiquette

-ness / nature (suffix)

Examples

总统对邻国进行了礼节性访问。

Zǒngtǒng duì línguó jìnxíng le lǐjiéxìng fǎngwèn.

The president made a courtesy visit to the neighboring country.

他们只是礼节性地点了点头。

Tāmen zhǐshì lǐjiéxìng de diǎn le diǎn tóu.

They just nodded politely as a formality.

Tips

usage

礼节性 = 礼节 (etiquette) + 性 (-ish / nature). It marks an action as done out of protocol rather than substance. Standard collocations: 礼节性访问 (courtesy visit), 礼节性会见 (courtesy call), 礼节性的握手 (a perfunctory handshake).

Stroke Order

礼 lǐ

节 jié

性 xìng