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礼
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Definitions
- 1. gift
- 2. rite
- 3. ceremony
- 4. propriety
- 5. etiquette
- 6. courtesy
Example Sentences
1 shown请 礼 貌些。
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Words Containing 礼
to make a pilgrimage (to visit a holy site)
inauguration
sense of propriety, justice, integrity and honor (i.e. the four social bonds, 四維|四维[sì wéi])
a land of ceremony and propriety
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.
to be well-mannered
confirmation (Christian ceremony)
gift; present
launching ceremony
Monday
betrothal gift
to go to church on Sunday (of Christians)
not to reciprocate is against etiquette (classical)
lit. proper behavior is based on reciprocity (idiom)
confirmation
nobody will find fault with extra courtesy (idiom)
generous gifts
Director of Board of Rites (Confucian)
the Book of Songs 書經|书经[shū jīng] and Classic of Rites 禮記|礼记[lǐ jì]
assembly hall
to return a greeting
etiquette
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.
fireworks
respect for the wise
curtsy
to show consideration for (others)
Li county in Longnan 隴南|陇南[lǒng nán], Gansu
courtesy; politeness; manners
to offer an apology
ground breaking ceremony
see 禮崩樂壞|礼崩乐坏[lǐ bēng yuè huài]
Classic of Rites
etiquette
military salute
burial
female genital mutilation
gift
to salute
to treat sb with due respect (idiom)
righteousness
gun salute (e.g. 21-gun salute)
Liquan County in Xianyang 咸陽|咸阳[xián yáng], Shaanxi
shower (for bride, baby etc)
to act discourteously
(religion) to sacrifice
betrothal gift
gift given to sb when meeting them for the first time
empty formality
Friday
etiquette
my meager gift (humble)
restrain yourself and return to the rites (idiom, from Analects); to subdue self and observe proprieties
to attend a ritual
to behave informally as equals
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.
to return a courtesy
Sunday
(formal) you may dispense with curtseying
to overstep etiquette
betrothal gift
Ash Wednesday
Salyut (salute), Russian spacecraft series
sacrificial offerings
day off (work)
Holy sacrament
to accept a gift
Robert Morrison (1782-1834), Presbyterian minister, translator, and the London Missionary Society's first missionary to China
Yale-China Association, independent organization founded in 1901
see 禮崩樂壞|礼崩乐坏[lǐ bēng yuè huài]
to prostrate oneself in worship (idiom)
courtesy
confirmation (Christian ceremony)
celebration
Baptists
see 居里[jū lǐ]
the Lord's Day
to salute
Baptist (Christian sect)
ordination
monetary gift
ritual object
Michael Grant Ignatieff (1947-), leader of the Liberal Party of Canada
Classic of Rites (same as 禮記|礼记[lǐ jì])
humble expression for generous gift
(Confucianism) rites and music (the means of regulating society)
rude
Liquan County in Xianyang 咸陽|咸阳[xián yáng], Shaanxi
etiquette
baptism (lit. or fig.)
to return a politeness
Wednesday
opening ceremony
to perform the ritual bows
respectfully yours (at the end of a letter)
vigorously pursuing knowledge, while scrupulously abiding by the rules of decorum (idiom)
ceremonial robe
congratulatory gift
see 禮崩樂壞|礼崩乐坏[lǐ bēng yuè huài]
Rites and Ceremonies, part of the Confucian Classic of Rites 禮記|礼记[lǐ jì]
protocol
Saturday
rites and music are in ruins (idiom); fig. society in total disarray
slight present but weighty meaning (idiom); It's not the present the counts, it's the thought behind it.
Sunday
gift voucher
to salute
Maria Skłodowska-Curie or Marie Curie (1867-1934), Nobel laureate in both physics (1903) and chemistry (1911)
funeral
Ministry of (Confucian) Rites (in imperial China)
circumcision (male or female)
to attend a religious service
etiquette
chapel
Tuesday
too polite
lit. peaceful measures before using force (idiom)
to give a present
Chongli county in Zhangjiakou 張家口|张家口[zhāng jiā kǒu], Hebei
present
Chongli county in Zhangjiakou 張家口|张家口[zhāng jiā kǒu], Hebei
betrothal gift
Western-style man's hat
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
Thursday
evening dress
to stand on ceremony
coming of age ceremony
Boxing Day, holiday on 26th December (the day after Christmas Day) in some countries
opposite of 先禮後兵|先礼后兵[xiān lǐ hòu bīng]
to praise
graduation ceremony
rudeness
honorarium
the Rites of Zhou (in Confucianism)
refined and courteous
concierge
wedding ceremony
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.
to accept a gift
concierge department of a hotel or resort
peer competition
Confucian code of ethics
courteous
to revere people of virtue and honor scholarship (idiom)
liturgical
sufferings brought about by Confucian ethics
etiquette