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

卑辞厚 bēi cí hòu lǐ humble expression for generous gift
博文约 bó wén yuē lǐ vigorously pursuing knowledge, while scrupulously abiding by the rules of decorum (idiom)
shòu lǐ to accept a gift; to acknowledge greetings
zhōu lǐ the Rites of Zhou (in Confucianism)
坚信 jiān xìn lǐ confirmation (Christian ceremony)
坚振 jiān zhèn lǐ confirmation (Christian ceremony)
寿 shòu lǐ birthday present (for an old person)
dìng lǐ betrothal gift; bride-price
就职典 jiù zhí diǎn lǐ inauguration
jū lǐ see 居里[ju1 li3]
夫人 jū lǐ fū ren Maria Skłodowska-Curie or Marie Curie (1867-1934), double Nobel prize-winner in Physics 1903 and Chemistry 1911
屈膝 qū xī lǐ curtsy
chóng lǐ Chongli county in Zhangjiakou 張家口|张家口[Zhang1 jia1 kou3], Hebei
县 chóng lǐ xiàn Chongli county in Zhangjiakou 張家口|张家口[Zhang1 jia1 kou3], Hebei
拜 chǎng lǐ bài day off (work)
成人 chéng rén lǐ coming of age ceremony
kàng lǐ to behave informally as equals; not to stand on ceremony
按手 àn shǒu lǐ ordination
shōu lǐ to accept a gift; to receive presents
敬贤士 jìng xián lǐ shì to revere people of virtue and honor scholarship (idiom)
貌 yǒu lǐ mào courteous; polite
此致敬 cǐ zhì jìng lǐ respectfully yours (at the end of a letter)
教 jìn lǐ jiào Baptist (Christian sect)
会 jìn lǐ huì Baptists
shēng lǐ (religion) to sacrifice; sacrifice; animal offered as sacrifice