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Chinese dictionary
- 1
n.polite formula; ceremony
她反对一切客套。
She is against all kinds of formalities.
她们见了面从来没有任何客套。
There were never any formalities when they met.
我们在家里不用客套。
We don't stand on ceremony in this house.
- 2
v.make polite remarks; exchange courtesies
他们见了面,彼此客套了几句。
They exchanged pleasantries with each other when they met.
他与她的几次碰面都只是虚礼客套一番。
His few encounters with her had been characterized by a laboured politeness.
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- Reduplication"客套" can be reduplicated, for example: "客套客套".
生人见面免不了要客套客套。
When people first meet, they usually exchange greetings.