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)
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 。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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