祭祀
jì sì
Pinyin

Definition

祭祀
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jì sì
  1. to offer sacrifices to the gods or ancestors

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

祭
Zhài
  1. 1 surname Zhai
拜祭
bài jì
  1. 1 to worship
  2. 2 to observe religious rites
  3. 3 to pay one's respects (to one's ancestors etc)
献祭
xiàn jì
  1. 1 to offer sacrifice
祭奠
jì diàn
  1. 1 to offer sacrifices (to one's ancestors)
  2. 2 to hold or attend a memorial service
祭拜
jì bài
  1. 1 to offer sacrifice (to one's ancestors)
祭灶
jì zào
  1. 1 to offer sacrifices to the kitchen god
祭祀
jì sì
  1. 1 to offer sacrifices to the gods or ancestors
祭祖
jì zǔ
  1. 1 to offer sacrifices to one's ancestors
主祭
zhǔ jì
  1. 1 to perform the sacrificial rites at a funeral
公祭
gōng jì
  1. 1 public memorial service
司祭
sī jì
  1. 1 priest
奉祀
fèng sì
  1. 1 to worship
  2. 2 to pay respects to (a deity, ancestor etc)
  3. 3 (of a shrine or temple) to be dedicated to (a deity, ancestor etc)
奠祭
diàn jì
  1. 1 pouring of wine on ground for sacrifice
打牙祭
dǎ yá jì
  1. 1 to have a large and sumptuous meal (traditionally on the 1st and 15th of each month)
牙祭
yá jì
  1. 1 a good meal
  2. 2 sumptuous food
祭典
jì diǎn
  1. 1 sacrificial ceremony
  2. 2 religious festival
祭出
jì chū
  1. 1 to brandish (a figurative weapon, i.e. some measure intended to deal with the situation)
  2. 2 to resort to (some tactic)
祭司
jì sī
  1. 1 priest
祭品
jì pǐn
  1. 1 offering
祭坛
jì tán
  1. 1 altar

Idioms (0)

Sample Sentences

哦，七月十五快到了，他想祭祀一下去世的亲人吧！这在中国挺平常的。
ò ，qīyuèshíwǔ kuài dào le ，tā xiǎng jìsì yīxià qùshì de qīnrén ba ！zhè zài Zhōngguó tǐng píngcháng de 。
Ah, the fifteenth day of the seventh month is coming soon. I bet he was making offerings to a dead relative. It's very common in China.
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这是我们怀念亲人的一种方式。一边烧一边跟去世的人说说话，沟通沟通。现在还有人在网上祭祀呢！
zhè shì wǒ men huáiniàn qīnrén de yīzhǒng fāngshì 。yībiān shāo yībiān gēn qùshì de rén shuōshuo huà ，gōutonggōutōng 。xiànzài hái yǒurén zài wǎngshàng jìsì ne ！
This is a way for us to cherish the memory of our relatives. While we burn the paper, we also chat with the deceased, to stay in touch with them. These days there are even people who make offerings online!
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书上记载说，古代人们为了祛除病疫，在每年的农历五月初五以龙舟竞渡的形式举行部落的图腾祭祀，人们把这一天定为端午节。
shū shàng jìzǎi shuō ，gǔdài rénmen wèile qūchú bìngyì ，zài měinián de nónglì wǔyuè chūwǔ yǐ Lóngzhōu jìngdù de xíngshì jǔxíng bùluò de túténg jìsì ，rénmen bǎ zhè yī tiān dìng wéi duānwǔjié 。
The books say that to ward off epidemics every year on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month people in ancient times would hold tribal totemic ceremonies in the form of racing in dragon boats, and people set this day as Duanwu Festival.
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就是祭祀。
jiùshì jìsì 。
Offer sacrifices to your ancestors.
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