人们都以为日本人是讲究礼貌的。

Japanese people are considered to be polite.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 人们 rénmen people
=2 都 Dū surname Du
=2 都 dōu
  1. all; both; entirely
  2. (used for emphasis) even
  3. already
  4. (not) at all
=2 都 dū
  1. capital city
  2. metropolis
3 以为 yǐwéi to think; to believe (often with the implication that the belief is mistaken – unless referring to one's own current belief)
=4 日本人 Rìběnrén Japanese person or people
=4 日本人 rìběnrén Japanese person
=5 是 shì
  1. to be (followed by substantives only)
  2. correct; right; true
  3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well
  4. (adverb for emphatic assertion)
=5 是 shì variant of 是 shì
=6 讲究 jiǎngjiu
  1. to pay particular attention to
  2. carefully selected for quality
  3. tastefully chosen
=6 讲究 jiǎngjiū something worth researching or looking into; special requirements
7 礼貌 lǐmào
  1. courtesy; politeness; manners
  2. courteous; polite
=8 的 de
  1. of; ~'s (possessive particle)
  2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)
  3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
  4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 pígéde "one made of leather" or 跑堂儿的 pǎotángrde "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 xīnde "new one")
  5. also pr. dì or di in poetry and songs
=8 的 dī a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 dīshì)
=8 的 dí really and truly
=8 的 dì (bound form) bull's-eye; target