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仪式

yí shì · yi shi

Traditional 儀式

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Meaning

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  1. ceremony
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The little opening

  1. Qiqi

    公园(gōngyuán)门口(ménkǒu)的(de)新店(xīndiàn)今天(jīntiān)开业(kāiyè)，有(yǒu)个(gè)小(xiǎo)仪式(yíshì)！

    The new shop at the park entrance opens today, with a little ceremony!

  2. Dengdeng

    什么(shénme)仪式(yíshì)？有(yǒu)咖啡(kāfēi)吗(ma)？

    What ceremony? Is there coffee?

  3. Qiqi

    老板(lǎobǎn)先(xiān)剪(jiǎn)红布(hóngbù)，仪式(yíshì)结束(jiéshù)才(cái)有(yǒu)免费(miǎnfèi)咖啡(kāfēi)。

    The boss cuts a red cloth first. Free coffee only after the ceremony ends.

  4. Liangliang

    那(nà)我们(wǒmen)站(zhàn)第一排(dìyīpái)。

    Then let's stand in the front row.

  5. Dengdeng

    仪式(yíshì)一(yī)结束(jiéshù)，我们(wǒmen)就(jiù)冲(chōng)过去(guòqù)！

    As soon as the ceremony ends, we rush over!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

燔(fán)柴(chái)祭(jì)天(tiān)是(shì)一(yì)种(zhǒng)古(gǔ)老(lǎo)的(de)仪(yí)式(shì)。

The Heavenly Timber Immolation is a kind of ancient ritual.

Tatoeba: Chinese by xjjAstrus · English by Aphima · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

数(shù)以(yǐ)千(qiān)计(jì)的(de)蜡(là)烛(zhú)点(diǎn)亮(liàng)了(le)仪(yí)式(shì)中(zhōng)的(de)教(jiào)堂(táng)。

Thousands of candles illuminated the church during the ceremony.

Tatoeba: Chinese by mtdot · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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