仪 式 yí shì ceremony 典 礼 diǎn lǐ celebration / ceremony 礼 仪 lǐ yí etiquette / ceremony 大 典 dà diǎn ceremony / collection of classical writings 礼 lǐ gift / rite / ceremony / CL:份[fen4] / propriety / etiquette / courtesy 典 diǎn canon / law / standard work of scholarship / literary quotation or allusion / ceremony / to be in charge of / to mortgage or pawn 仪 yí apparatus / rites / appearance / present / ceremony 仪 典 yí diǎn ceremony 举 行 jǔ xíng to hold (a meeting, ceremony etc) 婚 礼 hūn lǐ wedding ceremony / wedding / CL:場|场[chang3] 好 事 hǎo shì good action, deed, thing or work (also sarcastic, "a fine thing indeed") / charity / happy occasion / Daoist or Buddhist ceremony for the souls of the dead 开 幕 式 kāi mù shì opening ceremony 拜 拜 bài bai to pay one's respects by bowing with hands in front of one's chest clasping joss sticks, or with palms pressed together / (Tw) religious ceremony in which offerings are made to a deity 盛 典 shèng diǎn majestic pomp / grand ceremony 迎 娶 yíng qǔ (of a groom) to fetch one's bride from her parents' home to escort her to the wedding ceremony / (fig.) to take as one's wife / to marry (a woman) 闭 幕 式 bì mù shì closing ceremony 茶 道 chá dào Japanese tea ceremony / sado 开 光 kāi guāng eye-opening ceremony for a religious idol (Buddhism) / to consecrate / to bless / transparent / translucent / haircut / shaving the head or face (humorous) / a method of decoration / first light (astronomy) 法 事 fǎ shì religious ceremony / ritual 祭 典 jì diǎn sacrificial ceremony / religious festival 升 旗 仪 式 shēng qí yí shì flag raising ceremony 拜 堂 bài táng ritual kneeling to heaven and earth by bride and groom in a old-fashioned wedding ceremony / same as 拜天地 成 人 礼 chéng rén lǐ coming of age ceremony 拜 天 地 bài tiān dì to worship heaven and earth / ritual kneeling by bride and groom in a old-fashioned wedding ceremony / also called 拜堂 交 杯 酒 jiāo bēi jiǔ formal exchange of cups of wine between bride and groom as traditional wedding ceremony 拘 礼 jū lǐ to stand on ceremony / punctilious 祭 jì to offer a sacrifice to (gods or ancestors) / memorial ceremony / (in classical novels) to recite an incantation to activate a magic weapon / (lit. and fig.) to wield 禊 xì semiannual ceremony of purification 揭 幕 式 jiē mù shì opening ceremony / unveiling 毕 业 典 礼 bì yè diǎn lǐ graduation ceremony / commencement exercises 破 土 典 礼 pò tǔ diǎn lǐ ground breaking ceremony 下 水 礼 xià shuǐ lǐ launching ceremony 下 线 仪 式 xià xiàn yí shì product launching ceremony 不 用 客 气 bù yòng kè qi you're welcome / don't mention it / no need to stand on ceremony 交 拜 jiāo bài to bow to one another / to kneel and kowtow to one another / formal kowtow as part of traditional wedding ceremony 修 禊 xiū xì to hold a semiannual ceremony of purification 别 太 客 气 bié tài kè qi lit. no excessive politeness / Don't mention it! / You're welcome! / Please don't stand on ceremony. 加 冠 jiā guān (in former times) coming-of-age ceremony at 20 years 受 降 仪 式 shòu xiáng yí shì a surrender ceremony 告 别 式 gào bié shì parting ceremony / funeral 丧 仪 sāng yí funeral ceremony 宗 教 仪 式 zōng jiào yí shì religious ceremony 封 顶 仪 式 fēng dǐng yí shì ceremony of capping the roof (to mark the completion of a building project) 吊 祭 diào jì a worship ceremony for the dead / to offer sacrifice (to ancestors) / a libation 抗 礼 kàng lǐ to behave informally as equals / not to stand on ceremony 开 幕 典 礼 kāi mù diǎn lǐ opening ceremony 鼓 箧 gǔ qiè beginning-school ceremony (old usage) / classical learning 向 妇 女 领 袖 颁 奖 仪 式 xiàng fù rǔ lǐng xiù bān jiǎng yí shì Award Ceremony for women leaders 表 彰 仪 式 biǎo zhāng yí shì recognition ceremony 武 器 销 毁 仪 式 wǔ qì xiāo huǐ yí shì arms destruction ceremony 纪 念 仪 式 jì niàn yí shì memorial ceremony 世 界 领 袖 人 口 稳 定 典 礼 shì jiè lǐng xiù rén kǒu wěn dìng diǎn lǐ Ceremony of World Leaders in Population Stabilisation 颁 奖 仪 式 bān jiǎng yí shì award ceremony 烛 光 仪 式 zhú guāng yí shì candle-lighting ceremony 敬 献 花 圈 仪 式 wreath-laying ceremony 和 解 仪 式 reconciliation ceremony 裸 婚 luǒ hūn lit. naked wedding / no-frills civil wedding ceremony lacking a material foundation: no car, house, reception, rings, or honeymoon 正 日 zhèng rì the day (of a festival, ceremony etc) 毕 典 bì diǎn graduation ceremony / (Tw) (coll.) to graduate / abbr. for 畢業典禮|毕业典礼[bi4 ye4 dian3 li3] 始 业 式 shǐ yè shì school opening ceremony (to mark the start of a semester) (Tw) 发 表 会 fā biǎo huì press conference / unveiling ceremony / (product) launch / (fashion) show / (dance) performance / (music) recital / (political) rally / (thesis) presentation seminar 鸿 胪 寺 hóng lú sì (archaic) office in charge of ceremony and protocol 礼 仪 之 邦 lǐ yí zhī bāng a land of ceremony and propriety