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典礼

diǎn lǐ · dian li

Traditional 典禮

HSK 5Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. ceremony; celebration
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The graduation ceremony

  1. Liangliang

    明天(míngtiān)的(de)毕业(bìyè)典礼(diǎnlǐ)，你(nǐ)准备(zhǔnbèi)好(hǎo)了(le)吗(ma)？

    Tomorrow is the graduation ceremony. Are you ready?

  2. Dengdeng

    准备(zhǔnbèi)好(hǎo)了(le)，我(wǒ)的(de)衣服(yīfu)都(dōu)洗(xǐ)好(hǎo)了(le)。

    Ready. My clothes are all washed.

  3. Liangliang

    典礼(diǎnlǐ)几点(jǐdiǎn)开始(kāishǐ)？

    What time does the ceremony start?

  4. Dengdeng

    早上(zǎoshang)九点(jiǔdiǎn)。

    Nine in the morning.

  5. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)的(de)通知(tōngzhī)上(shàng)写(xiě)着(zhe)下午(xiàwǔ)三点(sāndiǎn)。

    My notice says three in the afternoon.

  6. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)的(de)是(shì)去年(qùnián)的(de)通知(tōngzhī)吧(ba)！

    You are looking at last year's notice!

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2 examples
01

这(zhè)个(ge)典(diǎn)礼(lǐ)有(yǒu)多(duō)正(zhèng)式(shì)?

How formal is this ceremony?

Tatoeba: Chinese by Versuss · English by orcrist · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

毕(bì)业(yè)典(diǎn)礼(lǐ)上(shàng)，学(xué)生(sheng)们(men)都(dōu)穿(chuān)着(zhuó)整(zhěng)齐(qí)。

At the graduation ceremony, the students were all neatly dressed.

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