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洗礼

xǐ lǐ

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word Traditional 洗禮

洗礼 (xǐ lǐ) means "baptism (lit. or fig.)". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 洗礼 means

1. (lit. and fig.) baptism

The characters in 洗礼

• 洗xǐto wash; to bathe; to develop (photographs); to shuffle (cards etc)
• 礼lǐgift; rite; ceremony

Example sentences

• 在时间的洗礼下，这事件已经被人们遗忘。
  By the shower of time, people have forgotten this event.

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