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gift; present / CL: , 個|个,
HSK 2
wedding ceremony / wedding / CL: 場|场
HSK 4
charactercopypronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *禮* | 禮* | *禮
gift / rite / ceremony / CL: / propriety / etiquette / courtesy
HSK 5
courtesy; politeness; manners / courteous; polite
HSK 5
to attend a religious service / (coll.) week / (coll.) Sunday
HSK 5
ceremony; celebration
HSK 5
to give a present
HSK 6
assembly hall / auditorium / CL: , 處|处
HSK 6
to salute / salute
HSK 7-9
gift / present
HSK 7-9
ceremonial robe / formal attire (dinner suit, evening gown etc)
HSK 7-9
burial / funeral
HSK 7-9
etiquette / ceremony
HSK 7-9
baptism (lit. or fig.)
HSK 7-9
refined and courteous / urbane
HSK 7-9
to salute / to make one's salutations
charactercopypronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *禮* | 禮* | *禮
surname Li / abbr. for 禮記|礼记, Classic of Rites
gift voucher / gift coupon
courtesy / deferential treatment / polite reception
funeral
etiquette
Western-style man's hat
chapel / church (Protestant)
betrothal gift
generous gifts
to offer an apology / to make amends
betrothal gift / bride price
Thursday
Sunday
monetary gift
to treat sb with due respect (idiom)
etiquette / (old) gradation of etiquette with social status
to return a greeting / to send a gift in return
Friday
the Rites of Zhou (in Confucianism)
to prostrate oneself in worship (idiom) / (fig.) to worship / to bow down to
graduation ceremony; commencement exercises
Robert Morrison (1782-1834), Presbyterian minister, translator, and the London Missionary Society's first missionary to China
sense of propriety, justice, integrity and honor (i.e. the four social bonds, 四維|四维)
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
Saturday
to attend a ritual
too polite / overcourteous
etiquette / ceremonial rites
present; gift
to make a pilgrimage (to visit a holy site) / to go on a sightseeing tour
Monday
the Book of Songs 書經|书经 and Classic of Rites 禮記|礼记 / a cultured well-read person
impolite / impropriety / to sexually harass
Classic of Rites
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 show consideration for (others) / to yield to (another vehicle etc) / courtesy / comity
rude / rudely
Liquan County in Xianyang 咸陽|咸阳, Shaanxi
restrain yourself and return to the rites (idiom, from Analects); to subdue self and observe proprieties / (any number of possible translations)
Ministry of (Confucian) Rites (in imperial China)
congratulatory gift
to offer sth in tribute (often on a special occasion); to dedicate / an offering; a tribute
evening dress
lit. proper behavior is based on reciprocity (idiom) / fig. to return politeness for politeness
Sunday
(Confucianism) rites and music (the means of regulating society)
Rites and Ceremonies, part of the Confucian Classic of Rites 禮記|礼记
gun salute (e.g. 21-gun salute) / salvo
(formal) you may dispense with curtseying
to return a politeness / to present a gift in return
honorarium / gift as thanks
circumcision (male or female)
birthday present (for an old person)
etiquette / system of rites
respect for the wise
betrothal gift / bride price
peer competition / to function as rivals / to make claims as an equal
Chongli county in Zhangjiakou 張家口|张家口, Hebei
Liquan County in Xianyang 咸陽|咸阳, Shaanxi
to accept a gift / to acknowledge greetings
rites and music are in ruins (idiom); fig. society in total disarray / cf. 禮樂|礼乐
ritual object; sacrificial vessel
lit. peaceful measures before using force (idiom) / fig. diplomacy before violence; jaw-jaw is better than war-war
not to reciprocate is against etiquette (classical) / to respond in kind
nobody will find fault with extra courtesy (idiom) / courtesy costs nothing
Classic of Rites (same as 禮記|礼记)
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 worship; to pray (esp. in a regular religious gathering at a church or mosque)
Li county in Longnan 隴南|陇南, Gansu
respectfully yours (at the end of a letter)
Chongli county in Zhangjiakou 張家口|张家口, Hebei
a land of ceremony and propriety
Tuesday
to act discourteously / forgive me (for my impropriety)
Wednesday
to salute / to greet
to praise / well done, bravo!
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.
fireworks
sacrificial offerings / worship / religious rite
etiquette / custom
slight present but weighty meaning (idiom); It's not the present the counts, it's the thought behind it.

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