礼 (lǐ) means Ceremony (courtesy - gift - present). Below are 24 of the 36 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
这种行为不 礼 貌。
Zhè zhǒng xíngwéi bù lǐmào.
This kind of behaviour is impolite.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 行为
对长辈要有 礼 貌。
Duì zhǎngbèi yào yǒu lǐmào.
You should be polite to your elders.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 长辈
士兵向国旗敬 礼 。
Shìbīng xiàng guóqí jìnglǐ.
The soldiers saluted the flag.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 敬礼
婚 礼 将在周六举行。
Hūnlǐ jiāng zài zhōuliù jǔxíng.
The wedding will take place on Saturday.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 举行
他们的婚 礼 很浪漫。
Tāmen de hūnlǐ hěn làngmàn.
Their wedding was very romantic.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 浪漫
这是给你的生日 礼 物。
Zhè shì gěi nǐ de shēngrì lǐwù.
This is a birthday present for you.
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 礼物
他们的婚 礼 在下个月。
Tāmen de hūnlǐ zài xià ge yuè.
Their wedding is next month.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 婚礼
这条项链是生日 礼 物。
Zhè tiáo xiàngliàn shì shēngrì lǐwù.
This necklace is a birthday present.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 项链
婚 礼 的场面十分热闹。
Hūnlǐ de chǎngmiàn shífēn rènao.
The wedding was a very lively affair.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 场面
中国人讲究 礼 尚往来。
Zhōngguórén jiǎngjiu lǐshàngwǎnglái.
Chinese people set store by reciprocal courtesy.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 礼尚往来
这是一份珍贵的 礼 物。
Zhè shì yí fèn zhēnguì de lǐwù.
This is a precious gift.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 珍贵
跟长辈说话要注意 礼 貌。
Gēn zhǎngbèi shuō huà yào zhùyì lǐmào.
Be polite when speaking with your elders.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 礼貌
我参加了一场中式婚 礼 。
Wǒ cānjiā le yì chǎng zhōngshì hūnlǐ.
I attended a Chinese-style wedding.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 婚礼
这是他精心准备的 礼 物。
Zhè shì tā jīngxīn zhǔnbèi de lǐwù.
This is a gift he prepared with great care.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 精心
信的末尾写着此致敬 礼 。
Xìn de mòwěi xiězhe cǐ zhì jìnglǐ.
The letter ends with the customary closing salutation.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 敬礼
各国的 礼 节有很大差别。
Gè guó de lǐjié yǒu hěn dà chābié.
Etiquette differs greatly from country to country.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 礼节
他们举行了隆重的婚 礼 。
Tāmen jǔxíng le lóngzhòng de hūnlǐ.
They held a grand wedding.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 隆重
尊重别人是起码的 礼 貌。
Zūnzhòng biéren shì qǐmǎ de lǐmào.
Respecting others is the most basic courtesy.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 起码
他收到了一张婚 礼 请柬。
Tā shōudào le yì zhāng hūnlǐ qǐngjiǎn.
He received a wedding invitation.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 请柬
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From the graded readers
桌子上有一个很大的蛋糕和很多 礼 物。
zhuōzi shàng yǒu yīgè hěndà de / dì dàn'gāo hé hěnduō lǐwù.
There was a big cake on the table and a lot of presents.
Graded reader · HSK 2 · An Anniversary Surprise
那天下午， 礼 堂里坐了差不多三百个人。
nà / nèi tiānxià wǔ, lǐtáng lǐ zuò le / liǎo / liào chàbuduō sānbǎi gèrén.
That afternoon there were nearly three hundred people in the hall.
Graded reader · HSK 4 · My First Speech
礼 appears in 36 sentences on this site; the 24 shortest and most direct are shown. The rest are on the pages they were written for — the graded readers, the phrasebook and the grammar library.
Words that contain 礼
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Questions about 礼
How is 礼 used in a sentence?
This page shows 36 sentences using 礼 (lǐ, "Ceremony (courtesy - gift - present)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Why do some sentences show 礼 inside a longer word?
Because that is where a single character usually lives. Seeing 礼 inside the words it builds is how the character stops being an isolated symbol and starts being something you can read.
Where can I see the full entry for 礼?
The dictionary page for 礼 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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