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典礼 diǎnlǐ

典礼 diǎnlǐ Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 2 English Translations of the word 典礼 diǎnlǐ .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
diǎnlǐ | dian3 li3
English translation
celebration
ceremony

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Traditional form

典禮

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí
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Etymology of 典礼 diǎnlǐ

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diǎn

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Depicts a book () on a table.

Positional decomposition

曲八

Number of Strokes

8

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Simplified form of . Phonosemantic compound. shì represents the meaning and represents the sound. Originally written as .

Phonetic compound

gōu

Semantic compound

shì

Positional decomposition

礻乚

Number of Strokes

5

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Example sentences using 典礼 diǎnlǐ

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然后 ránhòu jiù kān 毕业典礼 bì yè diǎn lǐ 到底 dàodǐ shì shá 意思 yìsi ā .

Then I went to look up what commencement meant.

jiào 之前 zhī qián , Huán zài 1914 Nián 6 yuè 16参加 cānjiā le 康乃尔 de 47 jiè 毕业 bìyè 典礼 diǎnlǐ .

Before leaving I attended the 47 th commencement of Cornell on June 16,

典礼 diǎnlǐ Guān zài 检阅 jiǎn yuè 队伍 duìwǔ de 前面 qiánmiàn 骑马 qí mǎ 行进 xíng jìn .

The marshal rode at the head of the parade.

zài 弟弟 dìdi de 高中 gāo zhōng 毕业典礼 bì yè diǎn lǐ shǎng 学生 xuésheng men 朗诵 lǎng sòng le 一首 Shī

At my brother's high school graduation the students recited a poem.

大奖赛 yóu 训练有素 de 典礼 diǎnlǐ Guān 协调 xiétiáo 指挥 zhǐhuī

The grand prix is controlled by well-trained marshals.

典礼 diǎnlǐ Decomposition

See the 2 Chinese characters that make up 典礼 diǎnlǐ and their own compounds.

典礼 diǎnlǐ Compounds

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