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礼拜

lǐ bài · li bai

Traditional 禮拜

HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. to attend a religious service
  2. (coll.) week
  3. (coll.) Sunday
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Hiking next week

  1. Dengdeng

    这个(zhège)礼拜(lǐbài)你(nǐ)有空(yǒukòng)吗(ma)？

    Are you free this week?

  2. Liangliang

    这个(zhège)礼拜(lǐbài)太(tài)忙(máng)，下个(xiàge)礼拜(lǐbài)才(cái)有空(yǒukòng)。

    This week is too busy. I'm only free next week.

  3. Dengdeng

    那(nà)下个(xiàge)礼拜三(lǐbàisān)去(qù)爬山(páshān)吧(ba)？

    Then let's go hiking next Wednesday?

  4. Liangliang

    礼拜三(lǐbàisān)好(hǎo)，礼拜四(lǐbàisì)要(yào)下雨(xiàyǔ)。

    Wednesday is fine. Thursday it will rain.

  5. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)怎么(zěnme)知道(zhīdào)下个(xiàge)礼拜(lǐbài)的(de)天气(tiānqì)？

    How do you know next week's weather?

  6. Liangliang

    手机(shǒujī)告诉(gàosu)我(wǒ)的(de)，它(tā)比(bǐ)我(wǒ)朋友(péngyou)靠谱(kàopǔ)。

    My phone told me. It is more reliable than my friends.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

为(wèi)什(shén)么(me)你(nǐ)这(zhè)个(ge)礼(lǐ)拜(bài)每(měi)天(tiān)上(shàng)学(xué)都(dōu)迟(chí)到(dào)？

Why have you been late to school every day this week?

Tatoeba: Chinese by egg0073 · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)们(men)每(měi)两(liǎng)个(gè)礼(lǐ)拜(bài)一(yí)次(cì)去(qù)剧(jù)场(chǎng)。

We go to the theater once every two weeks.

Tatoeba: Chinese by svhschinese · English by Eldad · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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