赔礼
péi lǐ
Pinyin

Definition

赔礼
 - 
péi lǐ
  1. to offer an apology
  2. to make amends

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

婚礼
hūn lǐ
  1. 1 wedding ceremony
  2. 2 wedding
  3. 3 CL:場|场[chǎng]
礼
Lǐ
  1. 1 surname Li
  2. 2 abbr. for 禮記|礼记[Lǐ jì], Classic of Rites
礼品
lǐ pǐn
  1. 1 gift
  2. 2 present
礼物
lǐ wù
  1. 1 gift
  2. 2 present
  3. 3 CL:件[jiàn],個|个[gè],份[fèn]
典礼
diǎn lǐ
  1. 1 celebration
  2. 2 ceremony
失礼
shī lǐ
  1. 1 lacking in manners
收礼
shōu lǐ
  1. 1 to accept a gift
  2. 2 to receive presents
敬礼
jìng lǐ
  1. 1 to salute
  2. 2 salute
洗礼
xǐ lǐ
  1. 1 baptism (lit. or fig.)
礼仪
lǐ yí
  1. 1 etiquette
  2. 2 ceremony
礼堂
lǐ táng
  1. 1 assembly hall
  2. 2 auditorium
  3. 3 CL:座[zuò],處|处[chù]
礼拜
lǐ bài
  1. 1 week
  2. 2 religious service
  3. 3 worship
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
礼拜天
Lǐ bài tiān
  1. 1 Sunday
礼服
lǐ fú
  1. 1 ceremonial robe
  2. 2 formal attire (dinner suit, evening gown etc)
礼炮
lǐ pào
  1. 1 gun salute (e.g. 21-gun salute)
  2. 2 salvo
礼花
lǐ huā
  1. 1 fireworks
礼貌
lǐ mào
  1. 1 courtesy
  2. 2 manners
礼遇
lǐ yù
  1. 1 courtesy
  2. 2 deferential treatment
  3. 3 polite reception
索赔
suǒ péi
  1. 1 to ask for compensation
  2. 2 to claim damages
  3. 3 claim for damages
葬礼
zàng lǐ
  1. 1 burial
  2. 2 funeral

Idioms (15)

以礼相待
yǐ lǐ xiāng dài
  1. 1 to treat sb with due respect (idiom)
先礼后兵
xiān lǐ hòu bīng
  1. 1 peaceful measures before using force (idiom); diplomacy before violence
  2. 2 jaw-jaw is better than war-war
克己复礼
kè jǐ fù lǐ
  1. 1 restrain yourself and return to the rites (idiom, from Analects); to subdue self and observe proprieties
  2. 2 (any number of possible translations)
千里送鹅毛，礼轻人意重
qiān lǐ sòng é máo , lǐ qīng rén yì zhòng
  1. 1 goose feather sent from afar, a slight present but weighty meaning (idiom); It's not the present the counts, it's the thought behind it.
千里送鹅毛，礼轻情意重
qiān lǐ sòng é máo , lǐ qīng qíng yì zhòng
  1. 1 goose feather sent from afar, a trifling present with a weighty thought behind it (idiom); It's not the gift that counts, but the thought behind it.
博文约礼
bó wén yuē lǐ
  1. 1 vigorously pursuing knowledge, while scrupulously abiding by the rules of decorum (idiom)
敬贤礼士
jìng xián lǐ shì
  1. 1 to revere people of virtue and honor scholarship (idiom)
礼多人不怪
lǐ duō rén bù guài
  1. 1 nobody will find fault with extra courtesy (idiom)
  2. 2 courtesy costs nothing
礼尚往来
lǐ shàng wǎng lái
  1. 1 lit. proper behavior is based on reciprocity (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to return politeness for politeness
礼崩乐坏
lǐ bēng yuè huài
  1. 1 rites and music are in ruins (idiom); fig. society in total disarray
  2. 2 cf. 禮樂|礼乐[lǐ yuè]
礼轻人意重
lǐ qīng rén yì zhòng
  1. 1 slight present but weighty meaning (idiom); It's not the present the counts, it's the thought behind it.
礼轻人意重，千里送鹅毛
lǐ qīng rén yì zhòng , qiān lǐ sòng é máo
  1. 1 goose feather sent from afar, a slight present but weighty meaning (idiom); It's not the present the counts, it's the thought behind it.
礼轻情意重
lǐ qīng qíng yì zhòng
  1. 1 goose feather sent from afar, a trifling present with a weighty thought behind it (idiom); It's not the gift that counts, but the thought behind it.
赔了夫人又折兵
péi le fū rén yòu zhé bīng
  1. 1 having given away a bride, to lose one's army on top of it (idiom)
  2. 2 to suffer a double loss after trying to trick the enemy
顶礼膜拜
dǐng lǐ mó bài
  1. 1 to prostrate oneself in worship (idiom)
  2. 2 (fig.) to worship
  3. 3 to bow down to

Sample Sentences

昨天踢球把学校员工宿舍一楼的一块玻璃给踢碎了。老师说要我写封致歉信，正式赔礼道歉。我从来没写过，这怎么写呀？
zuótiān tī qiú bǎ xuéxiào yuángōng sùshè yī lóu de yī kuài bōli gěi tī suì le 。lǎoshī shuō yào wǒ xiě fēng zhīqiànxìn ，zhèngshì péilǐ dàoqiàn 。wǒ cónglái méi xiě guo ，zhè zěnme xiě ya ？
When I was playing soccer yesterday, I broke a section of glass in the first floor of the school's staff dormitory. The teacher said I have to write an apology letter to formally apologize. I have never written one before. How do I write it?
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