礼 lǐ

social custom; manners; courtesy

HSK 3 #926

DEFINITIONS

  • social custom
  • manners
  • courtesy
  • surname Li
  • abbr. for 禮記|礼记[Li3 ji4], Classic of Rites
  • gift
  • rite
  • ceremony
  • CL:份[fen4]
  • propriety
  • etiquette
  • courtesy

STROKES

WORDS

施礼 shī lǐ to salute; to greet
分庭抗礼 fēn tíng kàng lǐ peer competition; to function as rivals; to make claims as an equal
多礼 duō lǐ too polite; overcourteous
礼教 lǐ jiào Confucian code of ethics
礼赞 lǐ zàn to praise; well done, bravo!
圣礼 shèng lǐ Holy sacrament; Christian rite (esp. Protestant); also called 聖事|圣事 by Catholics
聘礼 pìn lǐ betrothal gift
薄礼 bó lǐ my meager gift (humble)
彩礼 cǎi lǐ betrothal gift; bride price
礼乐 lǐ yuè (Confucianism) rites and music (the means of regulating society)
礼法 lǐ fǎ etiquette; ceremonial rites
礼让 lǐ ràng to show consideration for (others); to yield to (another vehicle etc); courtesy; comity
答礼 dá lǐ to return a courtesy; return gift
还礼 huán lǐ to return a politeness; to present a gift in return
下水礼 xià shuǐ lǐ launching ceremony
以礼相待 yǐ lǐ xiāng dài to treat sb with due respect (idiom)
伴手礼 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)
来而不往非礼也 lái ér bù wǎng fēi lǐ yě not to reciprocate is against etiquette (classical); to respond in kind
仪礼 yí lǐ Rites and Ceremonies, part of the Confucian Classic of Rites 禮記|礼记[Li3 ji4]
先兵后礼 xiān bīng hòu lǐ opposite of 先禮後兵|先礼后兵[xian1 li3 hou4 bing1]
克己复礼 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)
免礼 miǎn lǐ (formal) you may dispense with curtseying
割礼 gē lǐ circumcision
千里送鹅毛，礼轻人意重 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.
千里送鹅毛，礼轻情意重 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.
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