礼 lǐ
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 礻 — spirit
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
礼服
lǐfú
formal dress; ceremonial attire
Characters in this word
服 fú
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 月 — moon
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 出席国宴时，她选择了一件朴素却极有分寸的礼服。 Chūxí guóyàn shí, tā xuǎnzé le yí jiàn pǔsù què jí yǒu fēncùn de lǐfú. When attending the state banquet, she chose a plain but extremely well-judged formal dress.
- 婚礼上，新郎穿着一套深色的礼服。 Hūnlǐ shang, xīnláng chuānzhe yí tào shēnsè de lǐfú. At the wedding, the groom wore a dark formal suit.
- 她去干洗店取回了那件红色的礼服，准备参加晚会。 Tā qù gānxǐdiàn qǔ huí le nà jiàn hóngsè de lǐfú, zhǔnbèi cānjiā wǎnhuì. She picked up the red formal dress from the dry cleaner's to wear to the evening party.
Related words
- 礼物 lǐwù gift
- 婚礼 hūnlǐ wedding
- 典礼 diǎnlǐ ceremony
- 礼 lǐ manners; gift
- 礼拜 lǐbài week
- 礼貌 lǐmào polite; politeness
- 彬彬有礼 bīnbīnyǒulǐ refined and courteous; polite and well-mannered
- 敬礼 jìnglǐ to salute
- 礼节 lǐjié etiquette; courtesy; formalities
- 礼品 lǐpǐn gift; present
- 礼尚往来 lǐshàngwǎnglái courtesy demands reciprocity; exchange of favours or gifts
- 礼堂 lǐtáng auditorium; assembly hall