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wedding ceremony / wedding / CL: 場|场
HSK 4
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *禮* | 禮* | *禮
gift / rite / ceremony / CL: / propriety / etiquette / courtesy
HSK 5
ceremony; celebration
HSK 5
to give a present
HSK 6
to salute / salute
HSK 7-9
burial / funeral
HSK 7-9
baptism (lit. or fig.)
HSK 7-9
refined and courteous / urbane
HSK 7-9
funeral
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *禮* | 禮* | *禮
surname Li / abbr. for 禮記|礼记, Classic of Rites
the Rites of Zhou (in Confucianism)
graduation ceremony; commencement exercises
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
to salute / to make one's salutations
to make a pilgrimage (to visit a holy site) / to go on a sightseeing tour
present; gift
rude / rudely
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)
impolite / impropriety / to sexually harass
to return a greeting / to send a gift in return
to act discourteously / forgive me (for my impropriety)
to offer sth in tribute (often on a special occasion); to dedicate / an offering; a tribute
too polite / overcourteous
betrothal gift / bride price
congratulatory gift
to offer an apology / to make amends
gift given to sb when meeting them for the first time
to attend a ritual
generous gifts
Rites and Ceremonies, part of the Confucian Classic of Rites 禮記|礼记
peer competition / to function as rivals / to make claims as an equal
to return a politeness / to present a gift in return
honorarium / gift as thanks
birthday present (for an old person)
my meager gift (humble)
betrothal gift
(religion) to sacrifice / sacrifice / animal offered as sacrifice
restrain yourself and return to the rites (idiom, from Analects); to subdue self and observe proprieties / (any number of possible translations)
(formal) you may dispense with curtseying
to stand on ceremony / punctilious
to accept a gift / to acknowledge greetings
respectfully yours (at the end of a letter)
to salute / to greet
to overstep etiquette / not to observe priorities
to behave informally as equals / not to stand on ceremony
sacrificial offerings / worship / religious rite
betrothal gift / bride price
launching ceremony
to be well-mannered
circumcision (male or female)
ground breaking ceremony
betrothal gift / bride-price
to return a courtesy / return gift
vigorously pursuing knowledge, while scrupulously abiding by the rules of decorum (idiom)
humble expression for generous gift
inauguration
empty formality
opening ceremony
coming of age ceremony
to accept a gift / to receive presents
Holy sacrament / Christian rite (esp. Protestant) / also called 聖事|圣事 by Catholics
ordination
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)
(idiom) arrogant; disrespectful
confirmation (Christian ceremony)
confirmation (Christian ceremony)
female genital mutilation
variant of 居里
curtsy
military salute
confirmation


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