礼品 (lǐ pǐn) — gift, present | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

礼品 is a formal word for 'gift/present', most often used in business or institutional contexts (e.g. corporate gifts). For everyday giving between people, 礼物 is the natural choice.

noun

giftpresent

Measure word · 件

Examples

礼品。
Zhè xiē lǐ pǐn shì sòng gěi kè hù de.
These gifts are for clients.
礼品，。
lǐ pǐn De zhǒng lèi hěn duō, nǐ kě yǐ màn màn tiāo xuǎn.
There are many kinds of gifts; you can take your time choosing.
，礼品。
Xīn nián dào le, wǒ mǎi le yì xiē lǐ pǐn sòng gěi péng you.
New Year has come, I bought some gifts to give to friends.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

礼 points to gift or ceremony and 品 means item, so the word names a gift.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 禮; 礼 is its simplified writing.

礻豊禮

Meaning part形符xíngfú

礻Written in full as示shìaltar

Sound part声符shēngfú

豊

豊lǐ禮lǐ

Same sound today

The traditional form 禮 pairs 礻 (altar) with 豊, a sound part, for performing rites at the altar; the simplified 礼 is a later shorthand.

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

品 repeats the same simple shape three times, representing various objects.

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