"Ceremony" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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 yí shì ceremony
 diǎn lǐ celebration / ceremony
 lǐ yí etiquette / ceremony
 dà diǎn ceremony / collection of classical writings
 lǐ gift / rite / ceremony / CL:份[fen4] / propriety / etiquette / courtesy
 diǎn canon / law / standard work of scholarship / literary quotation or allusion / ceremony / to be in charge of / to mortgage or pawn
 yí apparatus / rites / appearance / present / ceremony
 yí diǎn ceremony
 jǔ xíng to hold (a meeting, ceremony etc)
 hūn lǐ wedding ceremony / wedding / CL:場|场[chang3]
 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
 kāi mù shì opening ceremony
 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
 shèng diǎn majestic pomp / grand ceremony
 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)
 bì mù shì closing ceremony
 chá dào Japanese tea ceremony / sado
 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)
 fǎ shì religious ceremony / ritual
 jì diǎn sacrificial ceremony / religious festival
 shēng qí yí shì flag raising ceremony
 bài táng ritual kneeling to heaven and earth by bride and groom in a old-fashioned wedding ceremony / same as 拜天地
 chéng rén lǐ coming of age ceremony
 bài tiān dì to worship heaven and earth / ritual kneeling by bride and groom in a old-fashioned wedding ceremony / also called 拜堂
 jiāo bēi jiǔ formal exchange of cups of wine between bride and groom as traditional wedding ceremony
 jū lǐ to stand on ceremony / punctilious
 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
 xì semiannual ceremony of purification
 jiē mù shì opening ceremony / unveiling
 bì yè diǎn lǐ graduation ceremony / commencement exercises
 pò tǔ diǎn lǐ ground breaking ceremony
 xià shuǐ lǐ launching ceremony
线 xià xiàn yí shì product launching ceremony
 bù yòng kè qi you're welcome / don't mention it / no need to stand on ceremony
 jiāo bài to bow to one another / to kneel and kowtow to one another / formal kowtow as part of traditional wedding ceremony
 xiū xì to hold a semiannual ceremony of purification
 bié tài kè qi lit. no excessive politeness / Don't mention it! / You're welcome! / Please don't stand on ceremony.
 jiā guān (in former times) coming-of-age ceremony at 20 years
 shòu xiáng yí shì a surrender ceremony
 gào bié shì parting ceremony / funeral
 sāng yí funeral ceremony
 zōng jiào yí shì religious ceremony
 fēng dǐng yí shì ceremony of capping the roof (to mark the completion of a building project)
 diào jì a worship ceremony for the dead / to offer sacrifice (to ancestors) / a libation
 kàng lǐ to behave informally as equals / not to stand on ceremony
 kāi mù diǎn lǐ opening ceremony
 gǔ qiè beginning-school ceremony (old usage) / classical learning
 xiàng fù rǔ lǐng xiù bān jiǎng yí shì Award Ceremony for women leaders
 biǎo zhāng yí shì recognition ceremony
 wǔ qì xiāo huǐ yí shì arms destruction ceremony
 jì niàn yí shì memorial ceremony
 shì jiè lǐng xiù rén kǒu wěn dìng diǎn lǐ Ceremony of World Leaders in Population Stabilisation
 bān jiǎng yí shì award ceremony
 zhú guāng yí shì candle-lighting ceremony
  wreath-laying ceremony
  reconciliation ceremony
 luǒ hūn lit. naked wedding / no-frills civil wedding ceremony lacking a material foundation: no car, house, reception, rings, or honeymoon
 zhèng rì the day (of a festival, ceremony etc)
 bì diǎn graduation ceremony / (Tw) (coll.) to graduate / abbr. for 畢業典禮|毕业典礼[bi4 ye4 dian3 li3]
 shǐ yè shì school opening ceremony (to mark the start of a semester) (Tw)
 fā biǎo huì press conference / unveiling ceremony / (product) launch / (fashion) show / (dance) performance / (music) recital / (political) rally / (thesis) presentation seminar
鸿 hóng lú sì (archaic) office in charge of ceremony and protocol
 lǐ yí zhī bāng a land of ceremony and propriety
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