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opening ceremony
wedding ceremony / wedding / CL: 場|场
HSK 4
sufferings brought about by Confucian ethics
Saturday
funeral
Monday
gift given when visiting sb (esp. a local specialty brought back from one's travels, or a special product of one's own country taken overseas) (Tw)
to attend a religious service / (coll.) week / (coll.) Sunday
HSK 5
courtesy; politeness; manners / courteous; polite
HSK 5
lit. proper behavior is based on reciprocity (idiom) / fig. to return politeness for politeness
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *礼* | 礼* | *礼
surname Li / abbr. for 禮記|礼记, Classic of Rites
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *礼* | 礼* | *礼
gift / rite / ceremony / CL: / propriety / etiquette / courtesy
HSK 5
gift; present / CL: , 個|个,
HSK 2
launching ceremony
assembly hall; auditorium / CL:
HSK 6
Thursday
rude / rudely
circumcision (male or female)
congratulatory gift
the Rites of Zhou (in Confucianism)
peer competition / to function as rivals / to make claims as an equal
courteous / polite
etiquette / ceremony
HSK 7-9
restrain yourself and return to the rites (idiom, from Analects); to subdue self and observe proprieties / (any number of possible translations)
(idiom) to respect people of virtue and show courtesy to scholars
(idiom) arrogant; disrespectful
Baptist (Christian sect)
liturgical
(idiom) propriety, justice, integrity and a sense of shame (i.e. the four social bonds, 四維|四维)
ritual object; sacrificial vessel
rites and music are in ruins (idiom); fig. society in total disarray / cf. 禮樂|礼乐
to worship; to pray (esp. in a regular religious gathering at a church or mosque)
ceremony; celebration
HSK 5
Classic of Rites
to show consideration for (others) / to yield to (another vehicle etc) / courtesy / comity
a land of ceremony and propriety
etiquette / ceremonial 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.
confirmation (Christian ceremony)
Confucian code of ethics
the classics a Confucian scholar must read (such as The Book of Songs 詩經|诗经 and The Book of Rites 禮記|礼记)
to return a greeting / to send a gift in return
graduation ceremony; commencement exercises
etiquette / system of rites
gift bag; gift package
to accept a gift / to receive presents
Sunday
honorarium / gift as thanks
nobody will find fault with extra courtesy (idiom) / courtesy costs nothing
hat that goes with formal dress / top hat
concierge
curtsy
to stand on ceremony / punctilious
to salute / salute
HSK 7-9
Sunday
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.
coming of age ceremony
Rites and Ceremonies, part of the Confucian Classic of Rites 禮記|礼记
Friday
to return a courtesy / return gift
to give a present
HSK 6
refined and courteous / urbane
HSK 7-9
baptism (lit. or fig.)
HSK 7-9
ordination
Baptists
my meager gift (humble)
respectfully yours (at the end of a letter)
(Confucianism) rites and music (the means of regulating society)
Boxing Day, holiday on 26th December (the day after Christmas Day) in some countries
vigorously pursuing knowledge, while scrupulously abiding by the rules of decorum (idiom)
righteousness / justice
state gift; official gift exchanged between heads of state or governments
protocol / official etiquette
courtesy / deferential treatment / polite reception
confirmation (Christian ceremony)
to salute / to greet
etiquette / custom
gift / present
HSK 7-9
fireworks
to overstep etiquette / not to observe priorities
impolite / impropriety / to sexually harass
chapel / church (Protestant)
generous gifts
birthday present (for an old person)
to praise / well done, bravo!
to treat sb with due respect (idiom)
to act discourteously / forgive me (for my impropriety)
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.
monetary gift
confirmation
Robert Morrison (1782-1834), Presbyterian minister, translator, and the London Missionary Society's first missionary to China
present; gift
to behave informally as equals / not to stand on ceremony
to be well-mannered
respect for the wise
Wednesday
ceremonial robe / formal attire (dinner suit, evening gown etc)
HSK 7-9
Liquan County in Xianyang 咸陽|咸阳, Shaanxi
etiquette

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