Chinese Word: 禮 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

禮 (Simplified: 礼)HSK 3

Pinyin: lǐ

English Definition: gift; rite; ceremony; Classifiers: 份 ; propriety; etiquette; courtesy; surname Li; abbr. for 礼记 , Classic of Rites

Chinese Definition:
①社会生活中，由于道德观念和风俗习惯而形成的仪节：婚礼。丧(sāng)礼。典礼。
②符合统治者整体利益的行为准则：礼教(jiào)。礼治。克己复礼。
③表示尊敬的态度和动作：礼让。礼遇。礼赞。礼尚往来。先礼后兵。
④表示庆贺、友好或敬意所赠之物：礼物。礼金。献礼。
⑤古书名，《礼记》的简称。
⑥姓氏。

Total strokes: 18; Radical: 示

Pictophonetic:豊 indicates the sound; 礻 (spirit) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 礻 [ shì ] spirit
- 豊 [ lǐ ] abundant, lush, bountiful, plenty

Similar Characters: 禯

Example Words

禮物HSK 3	lǐ wù	gift; present; Classifiers: 件
禮貌HSK 4	lǐ mào	courtesy; manners
禮儀	lǐ yí	etiquette; ceremony

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Example Sentences

1		xiè xiè nǐ 谢谢你 de 的 lǐ wù 礼物。 Thank you for your gift.
2		wǒ 我 sòng 送 nǐ 你 yī gè 一个 lǐ wù 礼物。 I will give you a gift.
3		tán huà 谈话 zhōng 中 yào 要 zhù yì 注意 lǐ mào 礼貌。 It's important to be polite during conversations.
4		zhè wèi 这位 xiān sheng 先生 hěn 很 yǒu 有 lǐ mào 礼貌。 This gentleman is very polite.
5		míng nián 明年 wǒ men 我们 yào 要 jǔ xíng 举行 hūn lǐ 婚礼。 We are going to have our wedding next year.

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1		xiè xiè nǐ 谢谢你 de 的 lǐ wù 礼物。 Thank you for your gift.
2		wǒ 我 sòng 送 nǐ 你 yī gè 一个 lǐ wù 礼物。 I will give you a gift.
3		tán huà 谈话 zhōng 中 yào 要 zhù yì 注意 lǐ mào 礼貌。 It's important to be polite during conversations.
4		zhè wèi 这位 xiān sheng 先生 hěn 很 yǒu 有 lǐ mào 礼貌。 This gentleman is very polite.
5		míng nián 明年 wǒ men 我们 yào 要 jǔ xíng 举行 hūn lǐ 婚礼。 We are going to have our wedding next year.

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