礼拜 (lǐ bài) — religious service (especially Christian worship); (colloquial) week; Sunday (as a day of the week)

Definition

礼拜 has two unrelated meanings: the formal 'religious service / worship' (mostly Christian), and the everyday colloquial 'week' or 'Sunday' (as in 下个礼拜 'next week'). The time meaning is spoken Chinese — use 星期 in formal contexts.

noun
religious service (especially Christian worship)(colloquial) weekSunday (as a day of the week)
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Beispiele

  • Tā men měi gè xīng qī tiān dōu qù jiào táng zuò lǐ bài.
    They go to church every Sunday to attend a religious service.
  • 礼拜
    Xià gè lǐ bài wǒ dǎ suàn qù běi jīng chū chāi.
    I plan to go to Beijing on a business trip next week.
  • 礼拜
    Jīn tiān shì lǐ bài, nǐ bú yòng shàng bān.
    Today is Sunday; you don't need to go to work.

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