礼
拜

To attend a religious service in Chinese: 礼拜 (lǐ bài)

lǐ bài

to attend a religious service

HSK 3.0 Level 5Traditional: 禮拜1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to attend a religious service
  2. 2(coll.) week
  3. 3(coll.) Sunday

Stroke order

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礼
拜

Zhuyin

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ㄌㄧˇ

lǐ

ㄌ/ lㄧ/ iˇ/ third tone

ㄅㄞˋ

bài

ㄅ/ bㄞ/ aiˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

礼拜

Simplified

禮拜

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 这个礼拜我特别忙,没时间休息。

    zhè ge lǐ bài wǒ tè bié máng, méi shí jiān xiū xi。

    I'm especially busy this week and have no time to rest.

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Related words

礼

lǐ

gift

礼物

lǐ wù

gift

礼貌

lǐ mào

courtesy

婚礼

hūn lǐ

wedding ceremony

拜访

bài fǎng

to pay a visit

典礼

diǎn lǐ

celebration

崇拜

chóng bài

to worship

礼堂

lǐ táng

assembly hall

送礼

sòng lǐ

to give a present

拜会

bài huì

(often used in the context of diplomacy) to meet with

拜见

bài jiàn

to pay a formal visit

拜年

bài nián

to pay a New Year call

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