Definition
礼拜有两个常见含义：一是宗教仪式（基督教等，常搭配'做礼拜'），二是在口语中完全等同于'星期'（一周或星期几），比如'礼拜一'、'下个礼拜'。单独说'礼拜'时通常指星期日，如'明天是礼拜'。它源自基督教每周日做礼拜的习俗，现在已成为日常用语。
n.
religious service (especially Christian worship)(colloquial) weekSunday (as a day of the week)
Examples
- 。Tāmen měi ge xīngqītiān dōu qù jiàotáng zuò lǐ bài.They go to church every Sunday to attend a religious service.
- 礼拜。Xià ge lǐ bài wǒ dǎsuàn qù Běijīng chūchāi.I plan to go to Beijing on a business trip next week.
- 礼拜，。Jīntiān shì lǐ bài, nǐ búyòng shàngbān.Today is Sunday; you don't need to go to work.
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