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HSK
5

week

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

li3bai4 lǐbài

Meaning


Primary

week

Alternatives

attend religious service, attend a religious service

Hint

This literally means to attend religious service, and will sometimes have that meaning. But the vast majority of the time, it will refer to a week, as we teach it here.

Mnemonic


For many religions, especially Christianity, a 礼拜 week is marked off by the 礼 ceremony where they 拜 pay respect to their god(s).

Usage


我 下 个 礼拜 会 在 那里。

I will be there next week.

你 上 个 礼拜 做 了 什么?

What did you do last week?

我 整 个 礼拜 都 不会 在 家。

I won't be home all week.

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