礼金 (lǐ jīn) — cash gift (given at weddings, funerals, or other life events)

Définition

Exemples

• 参加婚礼的时候，我准备了一千元礼金。
  Cān jiā hūn lǐ de shí hou, wǒ zhǔn bèi le yì qiān yuán lǐ jīn.
  When attending the wedding, I prepared a cash gift of one thousand yuan.
• 他们不收礼金，只要祝福就好。
  Tā men bù shōu lǐ jīn, zhǐ yào zhù fú jiù hǎo.
  They don't accept cash gifts; they just want blessings.
• 在中国，给礼金时要用红包装着。
  Zài zhōng guó, gěi lǐ jīn shí yào yòng hóng bāo zhuāng zhe.
  In China, when giving a cash gift, you should put it in a red envelope.