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礼 lǐ

courtesy, manners, social customs

Strokes
5
Level
HSK 3
Radical
礻
Traditional
禮
Type
Picto-phonetic
Made of 礻乚 ⿰礻乚

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  1. 这是给你的礼物。
    Zhè shì gěi nǐ de lǐwù.
    This is a gift for you.
    this is give you (particle) gift
  2. 你给她买什么礼物了？
    Nǐ gěi tā mǎi shénme lǐwù le?
    What gift did you buy for her?
    you give her buy what gift (particle)
  3. 见面的时候要有礼貌。
    Jiànmiàn de shíhou yào yǒu lǐmào.
    You should be polite when you meet someone.
    meet (particle) time should have courtesy
  4. 他说话一点儿也不礼貌。
    Tā shuōhuà yìdiǎnr yě bù lǐmào.
    The way he talks isn't polite at all.
    he speak a-little also not polite
  5. 礼拜天我们参加了一个朋友的婚礼。
    Lǐbàitiān wǒmen cānjiā le yí ge péngyou de hūnlǐ.
    On Sunday we attended a friend's wedding.
    Sunday we attend (particle) one (measure) friend (particle) wedding

Words with 礼 (10)