"礼" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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Decomp. 礻乚
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 lǐ gift / rite / ceremony / CL:份[fen4] / propriety / etiquette / courtesy
Results beginning with 礼
 lǐ wù gift / present / CL:件[jian4],個|个[ge4],份[fen4]
 lǐ pǐn gift / present
 lǐ yí etiquette / ceremony
 lǐ mào courtesy / manners
 lǐ bài week / religious service / worship / CL:個|个[ge4]
 lǐ fú ceremonial robe / formal attire (dinner suit, evening gown etc)
 lǐ jié etiquette
 lǐ táng assembly hall / auditorium / CL:座[zuo4],處|处[chu4]
 lǐ huā fireworks
 lǐ yù courtesy / deferential treatment / polite reception
 lǐ jiào Confucian code of ethics
 Lǐ bù Ministry of (Confucian) Rites (in imperial China)
 lǐ shù etiquette / (old) gradation of etiquette with social status
 lǐ quàn gift voucher / gift coupon
 lǐ jīn monetary gift
 Lǐ jì Classic of Rites
 lǐ pào gun salute (e.g. 21-gun salute) / salvo
 lǐ ràng to show consideration for (others) / to yield to (another vehicle etc) / courtesy / comity
 lǐ yuè (Confucianism) rites and music (the means of regulating society)
 lǐ zàn to praise / well done, bravo!
 lǐ fǎ etiquette / ceremonial rites
 lǐ mào Western-style man's hat
 lǐ sú etiquette / custom
 lǐ bīn protocol / official etiquette
 lǐ zhì etiquette / system of rites
 Lǐ jīng Classic of Rites (same as 禮記|礼记[Li3 ji4])
 lǐ qì ritual object / sacrificial vessel
 Lǐ quán Liquan County in Xianyang 咸陽|咸阳[Xian2 yang2], Shaanxi
 Lǐ xiàn Li county in Longnan 隴南|陇南[Long3 nan2], Gansu
 lǐ yì righteousness / justice
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 Lǐ bài tiān Sunday
 Lǐ bài liù Saturday
 lǐ bài táng chapel / church (Protestant)
 Lǐ bài yī Monday
 Lǐ bài wǔ Friday
 Lǐ bài rì Sunday
 Lǐ bài sān Wednesday
 Lǐ bài sì Thursday
 Lǐ bài èr Tuesday
  ceremonial flag
  protocol flag
 lǐ bīn bù concierge department of a hotel or resort
 lǐ bīn yuán concierge
 Lǐ pào Hào Salyut (salute), Russian spacecraft series
 Lǐ quán Xiàn Liquan County in Xianyang 咸陽|咸阳[Xian2 yang2], Shaanxi
 lǐ shàng wǎng lái lit. proper behavior is based on reciprocity (idiom) / fig. to return politeness for politeness
 lǐ huài yuè bēng see 禮崩樂壞|礼崩乐坏[li3 beng1 yue4 huai4]
 lǐ xián xià shì respect for the wise
 lǐ yì lián chǐ sense of propriety, justice, integrity and honor (i.e. the four social bonds, 四維|四维[si4 wei2])
  Protocol Officer
  place of worship
  protocol element
 lǐ bài yí shì liturgical
 lǐ bēng yuè huài rites and music are in ruins (idiom) / fig. society in total disarray / cf. 禮樂|礼乐[li3 yue4]
 lǐ bīn zhù lǐ Protocol Assistant
 lǐ bīn zhǔ rèn Director of Protocol
 lǐ bù shàng shū Director of Board of Rites (Confucian)
 lǐ fèi yuè bēng see 禮崩樂壞|礼崩乐坏[li3 beng1 yue4 huai4]
 lǐ jiào chī rén sufferings brought about by Confucian ethics
 lǐ yí zhī bāng a land of ceremony and propriety
 lǐ yuè bēng huài see 禮崩樂壞|礼崩乐坏[li3 beng1 yue4 huai4]
  Protocol Accreditation Unit
 lǐ duō rén bù guài nobody will find fault with extra courtesy (idiom) / courtesy costs nothing
访 lǐ jié xìng bài fǎng courtesy call
 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.
 lǐ qīng rén yì zhòng slight present but weighty meaning (idiom) / It's not the present the counts, it's the thought behind it.
  Protocol and Liaison Service
  Deputy Chief of Protocol
  Assistant Chief of Protocol
  Protocol and Legal Liaison
  Associate Chief of Protocol
  Chief, Protocol and Public Information Unit
  Protocol and NGO Liaison Office / Protocol and Non-Governmental Organization Liaison Office
  Protocol and External Relations Officer
 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.
  Gift Centre, Newsstand and Catering Services Subunit
Approximate Results for 礼
 hūn lǐ wedding ceremony / wedding / CL:場|场[chang3]
 diǎn lǐ celebration / ceremony
 sòng lǐ to give a present
 xǐ lǐ baptism (lit. or fig.)
 xíng lǐ to salute / to make one's salutations
 wú lǐ rude / rudely
 zàng lǐ burial / funeral
 jìng lǐ to salute / salute
 shī lǐ to act discourteously / forgive me (for my impropriety)
 fēi lǐ rudeness / insolence / impropriety / harassment / molestation / indecent assault
 shī lǐ to salute / to greet
 péi lǐ to offer an apology / to make amends
 xún lǐ to make a pilgrimage (to visit a holy site) / to go on a sightseeing tour
 huí lǐ to return a greeting / to send a gift in return
 hè lǐ congratulatory gift
 huán lǐ to return a politeness / to present a gift in return
 hòu lǐ generous gifts
 sāng lǐ funeral
 duō lǐ too polite / overcourteous
 Zhōu lǐ the Rites of Zhou (in Confucianism)
 guān lǐ to attend a ritual
 pìn lǐ betrothal gift
 shōu lǐ to accept a gift / to receive presents
 cǎi lǐ betrothal gift / bride price
 zhī lǐ to be well-mannered
 jì lǐ sacrificial offerings / worship / religious rite
 miǎn lǐ (formal) you may dispense with curtseying
 xiè lǐ honorarium / gift as thanks
 dá lǐ to return a courtesy / return gift
 gē lǐ circumcision
 jū lǐ to stand on ceremony / punctilious
寿 shòu lǐ birthday present (for an old person)
 bó lǐ my meager gift (humble)
 cái lǐ betrothal gift / bride price
 shèng lǐ Holy sacrament / Christian rite (esp. Protestant) / also called 聖事|圣事 / by Catholics
 Chóng lǐ Chongli county in Zhangjiakou 張家口|张家口[Zhang1 jia1 kou3], Hebei
 dìng lǐ betrothal gift / bride-price
 jū lǐ see 居里[ju1 li3]
 kàng lǐ to behave informally as equals / not to stand on ceremony
 shēng lǐ (religion) to sacrifice / sacrifice / animal offered as sacrifice
 Shī Lǐ the Book of Songs 書經|书经[Shu1 jing1] and Classic of Rites 禮記|礼记[Li3 ji4] / a cultured well-read person
 shòu lǐ to accept a gift / to acknowledge greetings
 Yí lǐ Rites and Ceremonies, part of the Confucian Classic of Rites 禮記|礼记[Li3 ji4]
 yuè lǐ to overstep etiquette / not to observe priorities
 zèng lǐ present / gift
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 yǒu lǐ mào courteous / polite
 wǎn lǐ fú evening dress
 jiàn miàn lǐ gift given to sb when meeting them for the first time
 chéng rén lǐ coming of age ceremony
 zuò lǐ bài to go to church on Sunday (of Christians)
  dress uniform
 àn shǒu lǐ ordination
 bàn shǒu lǐ 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)
 chǎng lǐ bài day off (work)
 Chóng lǐ xiàn Chongli county in Zhangjiakou 張家口|张家口[Zhang1 jia1 kou3], Hebei
 jiān xìn lǐ confirmation (Christian ceremony)
 jiān zhèn lǐ confirmation (Christian ceremony)
 jié lǐ rì Boxing Day, holiday on 26th December (the day after Christmas Day) in some countries
 Jìn lǐ huì Baptists
 jìn lǐ jiào Baptist (Christian sect)
 mǎ lǐ xùn Robert Morrison (1782-1834), Presbyterian minister, translator, and the London Missionary Society's first missionary to China
 qū xī lǐ curtsy
 sòng lǐ huì shower (for bride, baby etc)
 xià shuǐ lǐ launching ceremony
 xíng jūn lǐ military salute
 xuān lǐ tǎ minaret
 yè lǐ tíng Michael Grant Ignatieff (1947-), leader of the Liberal Party of Canada
 Zhān lǐ rì the Lord's Day / Sunday
 zhèng shí lǐ confirmation
 bīn bīn yǒu lǐ refined and courteous / urbane
 dǐng lǐ mó bài to prostrate oneself in worship (idiom) / (fig.) to worship / to bow down to
 fēn tíng kàng lǐ peer competition / to function as rivals / to make claims as an equal
 bēi cí hòu lǐ humble expression for generous gift
 bó wén yuē lǐ vigorously pursuing knowledge, while scrupulously abiding by the rules of decorum (idiom)
 jìng xián lǐ shì to revere people of virtue and honor scholarship (idiom)
 kè jǐ fù lǐ restrain yourself and return to the rites (idiom, from Analects) / to subdue self and observe proprieties / (any number of possible translations)
 xiān lǐ hòu bīng peaceful measures before using force (idiom) / diplomacy before violence / jaw-jaw is better than war-war
 yǐ lǐ xiāng dài to treat sb with due respect (idiom)
  netiquette
 bì yè diǎn lǐ graduation ceremony / commencement exercises
 cǐ zhì jìng lǐ respectfully yours (at the end of a letter)
 jiù zhí diǎn lǐ inauguration
 Jū lǐ Fū ren Maria Skłodowska-Curie or Marie Curie (1867-1934), Nobel laureate in both physics (1903) and chemistry (1911)
 jǔ xíng hūn lǐ to celebrate a wedding
 kāi mù diǎn lǐ opening ceremony
 pò tǔ diǎn lǐ ground breaking ceremony
 rǔ xìng gē lǐ female circumcision / excision / clitoridectomy
 xiān bīng hòu lǐ opposite of 先禮後兵|先礼后兵[xian1 li3 hou4 bing1]
 xíng lǐ rú yì to perform the ritual bows / to follow the customary ceremonies
 xíng lǐ rú yí to perform the ritual bows / to follow the customary ceremonies
 xū wén fú lǐ empty formality
 Yǎ lǐ Xié huì Yale-China Association, independent organization founded in 1901
 Shèng huī zhān lǐ rì Ash Wednesday
 lái ér bù wǎng fēi lǐ yě not to reciprocate is against etiquette (classical) / to respond in kind
  Baptist World Alliance
 lián hé guó lǐ bīn shǒu cè Manual of Protocol of the United Nations
  United Nations Gift Centre / Gift Centre
  UNICEF House Gift Shop
  Arrangements and Protocol Chief
  Conference Services and Protocol Officer
 shì jiè lǐng xiù rén kǒu wěn dìng diǎn lǐ Ceremony of World Leaders in Population Stabilisation
 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.
 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.
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使  New York City Commission for the United Nations, Consular Corps & Protocol
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