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禮拜 (lai5 baai3) — week (Synonym: 星期, 禮拜 has a more religious connotation than 星期); also sometimes used to mean Sunday in Cantonese

laiˏ₅禮baai˗₃拜
简 礼拜
Mandarin Pinyin: li3 bai4

Meaning of 禮拜

nounweek (Synonym: 星期, 禮拜 has a more religious connotation than 星期); also sometimes used to mean Sunday

Example Sentences with 禮拜

有冇去禮拜堂呀?
Do you go to church?
我通常𨂾一個禮拜去facial一次
I usually go for facial once every week.
ngoˏ₅我lo2-zo2攞soeng6go3lai5baai3咗maaiˏ₅上go2-gin6-saam1個heoi˗₃禮gon1sai2拜買嗰件衫去乾洗
I took the shirt I bought last week to be dry-cleaned.
ngoˏ₅我lo2-zo2攞soeng6go3lai5baai3咗maaiˏ₅上go2di1-saam1個heoi˗₃禮gon1sai2拜買嗰啲衫去乾洗
I took the clothes I bought last week to be dry-cleaned.
ngoˏ₅我lo2-zo2攞loeng5go3咗lai5baai3兩cinˎ₄個haiˊ²禮gwong2coeng4拜maaiˏ₅前go2-gin6-saam1喺heoi˗₃廣saiˊ²城買嗰件衫去洗
I took the shirt I bought two weeks ago at the shopping mall to be cleaned.
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Characters in 禮拜

禮lai5
respect; treat with courtesy
拜baai3
visit; pay a visit; call on or at

Words Containing 禮拜

禮拜堂lai5 baai3 tong4
church
禮拜儀式lai5 baai3 ji4 sik1
liturgical
禮拜天lai5 baai3 tin1
Sunday (Synonym: 禮拜日, 星期天, 星期日, 禮拜 has a more religious connotation than 星期)
禮拜尾lai5 baai3 mei5
weekend (Synonym: 星期尾, 禮拜 has a more religious connotation than 星期; Standard Chinese: 週末)
追思禮拜zeoi1 si1 lai5 baai3
memorial service
禮拜一lai5 baai3 jat1
Monday (Synonym: 星期一, 禮拜 has a more religious connotation than 星期)
禮拜三lai5 baai3 saam1
Wednesday (Synonym: 星期三, 禮拜 has a more religious connotation than 星期)
下個禮拜haa6 go3 lai5 baai3
Next week
禮拜六lai5 baai3 luk6
Saturday (Synonym: 星期六, 禮拜 has a more religious connotation than 星期)
上個禮拜soeng6 go3 lai5 baai3
last week
禮拜二lai5 baai3 ji6
Tuesday (Synonym: 星期二, 禮拜 has a more religious connotation than 星期)
今個禮拜gam1 go3 lai5 baai3
this week

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