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Definitions

  1. 1. gift
  2. 2. rite
  3. 3. ceremony
  4. 4. propriety
  5. 5. etiquette
  6. 6. courtesy

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Words Containing 礼

典礼
diǎn lǐ

celebration

婚礼
hūn lǐ

wedding ceremony

彬彬有礼
bīn bīn yǒu lǐ

refined and courteous

敬礼
jìng lǐ

to salute

洗礼
xǐ lǐ

baptism (lit. or fig.)

礼仪
lǐ yí

etiquette

礼品
lǐ pǐn

gift

礼堂
lǐ táng

assembly hall

礼拜
lǐ bài

to attend a religious service

礼拜天
lǐ bài tiān

Sunday

礼服
lǐ fú

ceremonial robe

礼物
lǐ wù

gift; present

礼节
lǐ jié

etiquette

礼貌
lǐ mào

courtesy; politeness; manners

葬礼
zàng lǐ

burial

送礼
sòng lǐ

to give a present

下水礼
xià shuǐ lǐ

launching ceremony

以礼相待
yǐ lǐ xiāng dài

to treat sb with due respect (idiom)

来而不往非礼也
lái ér bù wǎng fēi lǐ yě

not to reciprocate is against etiquette (classical)

做礼拜
zuò lǐ bài

to go to church on Sunday (of Christians)

仪礼
yí lǐ

Rites and Ceremonies, part of the Confucian Classic of Rites 禮記|礼记[lǐ jì]

先兵后礼
xiān bīng hòu lǐ

opposite of 先禮後兵|先礼后兵[xiān lǐ hòu bīng]

先礼后兵
xiān lǐ hòu bīng

lit. peaceful measures before using force (idiom)

克己复礼
kè jǐ fù lǐ

restrain yourself and return to the rites (idiom, from Analects); to subdue self and observe proprieties

免礼
miǎn lǐ

(formal) you may dispense with curtseying

冠礼
guàn lǐ

the capping ceremony, a Confucian coming of age ceremony for males dating from pre-Qin times, performed when a boy reaches the age of 20, involving the ritual placing of caps on the head of the young man

分庭抗礼
fēn tíng kàng lǐ

peer competition

割礼
gē lǐ

circumcision (male or female)

千里送鹅毛,礼轻人意重
qiān lǐ sòng é máo , lǐ qīng rén yì zhòng

goose feather sent from afar, a slight present but weighty meaning (idiom); It's not the present the counts, it's the thought behind it.

千里送鹅毛,礼轻情意重
qiān lǐ sòng é máo , lǐ qīng qíng yì zhòng

goose feather sent from afar, a trifling present with a weighty thought behind it (idiom); It's not the gift that counts, but the thought behind it.

卑辞厚礼
bēi cí hòu lǐ

humble expression for generous gift

博文约礼
bó wén yuē lǐ

vigorously pursuing knowledge, while scrupulously abiding by the rules of decorum (idiom)

厚礼
hòu lǐ

generous gifts

受礼
shòu lǐ

to accept a gift

周礼
zhōu lǐ

the Rites of Zhou (in Confucianism)

丧礼
sāng lǐ

funeral

回礼
huí lǐ

to return a greeting

坚信礼
jiān xìn lǐ

confirmation (Christian ceremony)

坚振礼
jiān zhèn lǐ

confirmation (Christian ceremony)

多礼
duō lǐ

too polite

失礼
shī lǐ

to act discourteously

女性割礼
nǚ xìng gē lǐ

female genital mutilation

定礼
dìng lǐ

betrothal gift

就职典礼
jiù zhí diǎn lǐ

inauguration

居礼
jū lǐ

see 居里[jū lǐ]

居礼夫人
jū lǐ fū ren

Maria Skłodowska-Curie or Marie Curie (1867-1934), Nobel laureate in both physics (1903) and chemistry (1911)

屈膝礼
qū xī lǐ

curtsy

崇礼
chóng lǐ

Chongli county in Zhangjiakou 張家口|张家口[zhāng jiā kǒu], Hebei

崇礼县
chóng lǐ xiàn

Chongli county in Zhangjiakou 張家口|张家口[zhāng jiā kǒu], Hebei

巡礼
xún lǐ

to make a pilgrimage (to visit a holy site)

厂礼拜
chǎng lǐ bài

day off (work)

彩礼
cǎi lǐ

betrothal gift

成人礼
chéng rén lǐ

coming of age ceremony

抗礼
kàng lǐ

to behave informally as equals

拘礼
jū lǐ

to stand on ceremony

按手礼
àn shǒu lǐ

ordination

收礼
shōu lǐ

to accept a gift

敬贤礼士
jìng xián lǐ shì

to revere people of virtue and honor scholarship (idiom)

施礼
shī lǐ

to salute

晚礼服
wǎn lǐ fú

evening dress

有礼貌
yǒu lǐ mào

courteous

此致敬礼
cǐ zhì jìng lǐ

respectfully yours (at the end of a letter)

浸礼教
jìn lǐ jiào

Baptist (Christian sect)

浸礼会
jìn lǐ huì

Baptists

无礼
wú lǐ

rude

牲礼
shēng lǐ

(religion) to sacrifice

毕业典礼
bì yè diǎn lǐ

graduation ceremony

瞻礼日
zhān lǐ rì

the Lord's Day

知礼
zhī lǐ

to be well-mannered

破土典礼
pò tǔ diǎn lǐ

ground breaking ceremony

祭礼
jì lǐ

sacrificial offerings

礼俗
lǐ sú

etiquette

礼仪之邦
lǐ yí zhī bāng

a land of ceremony and propriety

礼制
lǐ zhì

etiquette

礼券
lǐ quàn

gift voucher

礼器
lǐ qì

ritual object

礼坏乐崩
lǐ huài yuè bēng

see 禮崩樂壞|礼崩乐坏[lǐ bēng yuè huài]

礼多人不怪
lǐ duō rén bù guài

nobody will find fault with extra courtesy (idiom)

礼尚往来
lǐ shàng wǎng lái

lit. proper behavior is based on reciprocity (idiom)

礼崩乐坏
lǐ bēng yuè huài

rites and music are in ruins (idiom); fig. society in total disarray

礼帽
lǐ mào

Western-style man's hat

礼废乐崩
lǐ fèi yuè bēng

see 禮崩樂壞|礼崩乐坏[lǐ bēng yuè huài]

礼拜一
lǐ bài yī

Monday

礼拜三
lǐ bài sān

Wednesday

礼拜二
lǐ bài èr

Tuesday

礼拜五
lǐ bài wǔ

Friday

礼拜仪式
lǐ bài yí shì

liturgical

礼拜六
lǐ bài liù

Saturday

礼拜四
lǐ bài sì

Thursday

礼拜堂
lǐ bài táng

chapel

礼拜日
lǐ bài rì

Sunday

礼教
lǐ jiào

Confucian code of ethics

礼教吃人
lǐ jiào chī rén

sufferings brought about by Confucian ethics

礼数
lǐ shù

etiquette

礼乐
lǐ yuè

(Confucianism) rites and music (the means of regulating society)

礼乐崩坏
lǐ yuè bēng huài

see 禮崩樂壞|礼崩乐坏[lǐ bēng yuè huài]

礼泉
lǐ quán

Liquan County in Xianyang 咸陽|咸阳[xián yáng], Shaanxi

礼泉县
lǐ quán xiàn

Liquan County in Xianyang 咸陽|咸阳[xián yáng], Shaanxi

礼法
lǐ fǎ

etiquette

礼炮
lǐ pào

gun salute (e.g. 21-gun salute)

礼炮号
lǐ pào hào

Salyut (salute), Russian spacecraft series

礼经
lǐ jīng

Classic of Rites (same as 禮記|礼记[lǐ jì])

礼县
lǐ xiàn

Li county in Longnan 隴南|陇南[lǒng nán], Gansu

礼义
lǐ yì

righteousness

礼义廉耻
lǐ yì lián chǐ

sense of propriety, justice, integrity and honor (i.e. the four social bonds, 四維|四维[sì wéi])

礼花
lǐ huā

fireworks

礼记
lǐ jì

Classic of Rites

礼让
lǐ ràng

to show consideration for (others)

礼赞
lǐ zàn

to praise

礼宾
lǐ bīn

protocol

礼宾员
lǐ bīn yuán

concierge

礼宾部
lǐ bīn bù

concierge department of a hotel or resort

礼贤下士
lǐ xián xià shì

respect for the wise

礼轻人意重
lǐ qīng rén yì zhòng

slight present but weighty meaning (idiom); It's not the present the counts, it's the thought behind it.

礼轻人意重,千里送鹅毛
lǐ qīng rén yì zhòng , qiān lǐ sòng é máo

goose feather sent from afar, a slight present but weighty meaning (idiom); It's not the present the counts, it's the thought behind it.

礼轻情意重
lǐ qīng qíng yì zhòng

goose feather sent from afar, a trifling present with a weighty thought behind it (idiom); It's not the gift that counts, but the thought behind it.

礼遇
lǐ yù

courtesy

礼部
lǐ bù

Ministry of (Confucian) Rites (in imperial China)

礼部尚书
lǐ bù shàng shū

Director of Board of Rites (Confucian)

礼金
lǐ jīn

monetary gift

答礼
dá lǐ

to return a courtesy

节礼日
jié lǐ rì

Boxing Day, holiday on 26th December (the day after Christmas Day) in some countries

圣灰瞻礼日
shèng huī zhān lǐ rì

Ash Wednesday

圣礼
shèng lǐ

Holy sacrament

聘礼
pìn lǐ

betrothal gift

叶礼庭
yè lǐ tíng

Michael Grant Ignatieff (1947-), leader of the Liberal Party of Canada

薄礼
bó lǐ

my meager gift (humble)

虚文浮礼
xū wén fú lǐ

empty formality

行礼
xíng lǐ

to salute

行礼如仪
xíng lǐ rú yí

to perform the ritual bows

行军礼
xíng jūn lǐ

military salute

见面礼
jiàn miàn lǐ

gift given to sb when meeting them for the first time

观礼
guān lǐ

to attend a ritual

诗礼
shī lǐ

the Book of Songs 書經|书经[shū jīng] and Classic of Rites 禮記|礼记[lǐ jì]

谢礼
xiè lǐ

honorarium

证实礼
zhèng shí lǐ

confirmation

财礼
cái lǐ

betrothal gift

贺礼
hè lǐ

congratulatory gift

赔礼
péi lǐ

to offer an apology

赠礼
zèng lǐ

present

越礼
yuè lǐ

to overstep etiquette

送礼会
sòng lǐ huì

shower (for bride, baby etc)

还礼
huán lǐ

to return a politeness

开幕典礼
kāi mù diǎn lǐ

opening ceremony

雅礼协会
yǎ lǐ xié huì

Yale-China Association, independent organization founded in 1901

非礼
fēi lǐ

rudeness

顶礼膜拜
dǐng lǐ mó bài

to prostrate oneself in worship (idiom)

马礼逊
mǎ lǐ xùn

Robert Morrison (1782-1834), Presbyterian minister, translator, and the London Missionary Society's first missionary to China