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礼

courtesy, manners, social customs

HSK 3.0 · 5
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Words with 礼

礼物 lǐ wù gift; present HSK 2
婚礼 hūn lǐ wedding ceremony; wedding HSK 4
典礼 diǎn lǐ celebration; ceremony HSK 5
礼貌 lǐ mào courtesy; politeness; manners; courteous; polite HSK 5
礼拜 lǐ bài to attend a religious service; (coll.) week HSK 5
送礼 sòng lǐ to give a present HSK 6
礼堂 lǐ táng assembly hall; auditorium HSK 6
礼服 lǐ fú ceremonial robe; formal attire (dinner suit, evening gown etc) HSK 7–9
葬礼 zàng lǐ burial; funeral HSK 7–9
礼品 lǐ pǐn gift; present HSK 7–9
礼仪 lǐ yí etiquette; ceremony HSK 7–9
洗礼 xǐ lǐ baptism (lit. or fig.) HSK 7–9

Examples from your lessons

  • 我想给妈妈买一个生日礼物。 I want to buy Mom a birthday present. Lesson 19
  • 我希望爸爸明天看见礼物会很高兴。 I hope Dad will be happy when he sees the gifts tomorrow. 送给爸爸的礼物
  • 她早上一起床就问:“我的礼物呢?” As soon as she got up she asked: "Where's my present?" 妹妹的生日
  • 他们送给我很多礼物,有书,也有手表。 They gave me lots of gifts — books and a watch too. 生日晚会

Character facts

Radical
礻 spirit
Parts
礻 + 乚
Structure
Left–right
Traditional
禮
Unicode
U+793C

Pictophonetic: spirit