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礼

lǐ

social custom; manners; courtesy; rites

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Traditional form: 禮

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Example sentences

  • 这是给你的礼物。

    Zhè shì gěi nǐ de lǐ wù

    This is a present for you.

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  • 送你一点礼物。

    Sòng nǐ yī diǎn lǐ wù

    I am giving you a little gift.

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  • 你这么说很失礼。

    Nǐ zhè me shuō hěn shī lǐ

    It is rude of you to say so.

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  • 她收下了他的礼物。

    Tā shōu xià le tā de lǐ wù

    She accepted his gift.

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Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR), contributed by their community.

Words containing 礼

  • 礼物lǐ wù 3–4 gift; present
  • 婚礼hūn lǐ 1–3 wedding ceremony; wedding
  • 礼貌lǐ mào 3–4 courtesy; politeness; manners; courteous; polite
  • 礼lǐ 3gift; rite; ceremony; propriety; etiquette; courtesy
  • 典礼diǎn lǐ 3–3 → 2–3celebration; ceremony
  • 礼拜lǐ bài 3–4 to attend a religious service; (coll.) week; (coll.) Sunday
  • 礼拜天lǐ bài tiān 3–4–1Sunday
  • 送礼sòng lǐ 4–3 to give a present
  • 敬礼jìng lǐ 4–3 to salute; salute
  • 礼堂lǐ táng 3–2 assembly hall; auditorium
  • 礼节lǐ jié 3–2 etiquette
  • 礼服lǐ fú 3–2 ceremonial robe; formal attire (dinner suit, evening gown etc)