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

毕业典礼 bì yè diǎn lǐ graduation ceremony; commencement exercises
瞻礼日 zhān lǐ rì the Lord's Day; Sunday
知礼 zhī lǐ to be well-mannered
破土典礼 pò tǔ diǎn lǐ ground breaking ceremony
礼俗 lǐ sú etiquette; custom
礼制 lǐ zhì etiquette; system of rites
礼券 lǐ quàn gift voucher; gift coupon
礼器 lǐ qì ritual object; sacrificial vessel
礼坏乐崩 lǐ huài yuè bēng see 禮崩樂壞|礼崩乐坏[li3 beng1 yue4 huai4]
礼多人不怪 lǐ duō rén bù guài nobody will find fault with extra courtesy (idiom); courtesy costs nothing
礼崩乐坏 lǐ bēng yuè huài rites and music are in ruins (idiom); fig. society in total disarray; cf. 禮樂|礼乐[li3 yue4]
礼废乐崩 lǐ fèi yuè bēng see 禮崩樂壞|礼崩乐坏[li3 beng1 yue4 huai4]
礼拜仪式 lǐ bài yí shì liturgical
礼教吃人 lǐ jiào chī rén sufferings brought about by Confucian ethics
礼乐崩坏 lǐ yuè bēng huài see 禮崩樂壞|礼崩乐坏[li3 beng1 yue4 huai4]
礼泉 lǐ quán Liquan County in Xianyang 咸陽|咸阳[Xian2 yang2], Shaanxi
礼泉县 lǐ quán xiàn Liquan County in Xianyang 咸陽|咸阳[Xian2 yang2], Shaanxi
礼炮号 lǐ pào hào Salyut (salute), Russian spacecraft series
礼经 lǐ jīng Classic of Rites (same as 禮記|礼记[Li3 ji4])
礼县 lǐ xiàn Li county in Longnan 隴南|陇南[Long3 nan2], Gansu
礼义 lǐ yì righteousness; justice
礼义廉耻 lǐ yì lián chǐ sense of propriety, justice, integrity and honor (i.e. the four social bonds, 四維|四维[si4 wei2])
礼记 lǐ jì Classic of Rites
礼贤下士 lǐ xián xià shì respect for the wise
礼轻人意重 lǐ qīng rén yì zhòng slight present but weighty meaning (idiom); It's not the present the counts, it's the thought behind it.
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