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典礼

diǎn lǐ

HSK 6 2-character word Traditional 典禮

What 典礼 means

1. ceremony; celebration

The characters in 典礼

• 典diǎncanon; law; standard work of scholarship
• 礼lǐgift; rite; ceremony

Example sentences

• 明天举行典礼。
  The ceremony will take place tomorrow.
• 我不想参加典礼。
  Wǒ bù xiǎng cānjiā diǎnlǐ.
  I don't want to participate in the ceremony.
• 这个典礼有多正式?
  Zhège diǎnlǐ yǒu duō zhèngshì?
  How formal is this ceremony?
• 典礼结束时，新人接了吻。
  Diǎnlǐ jiéshù shí, xīnrén jiē le wěn.
  At the end of the ceremony, the new couple kissed.
• 奥斯卡颁奖典礼，是好莱坞最盛大的活动。
  àosīkǎ bānjiǎng diǎnlǐ, shì Hǎoláiwù zuì shèngdà de huódòng.
  The Oscar ceremonies are Hollywood's biggest extravaganza.
• 我理所当然地认为她会参加我们的结婚典礼。
  I took it for granted that she would come to our wedding.

Words containing 典礼

• 就职典礼jiù zhí diǎn lǐinauguration
• 破土典礼pò tǔ diǎn lǐground breaking ceremony
• 开幕典礼kāi mù diǎn lǐopening ceremony
• 毕业典礼bì yè diǎn lǐgraduation ceremony; commencement exercises