礼物
lǐ wù
Pinyin

Definition

礼物
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lǐ wù
  1. gift
  2. present
  3. CL:件[jiàn],個|个[gè],份[fèn]

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

事物
shì wù
  1. 1 thing
  2. 2 object
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
人物
rén wù
  1. 1 person
  2. 2 character (in a play, novel etc)
  3. 3 protagonist
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
动物
dòng wù
  1. 1 animal
  2. 2 CL:隻|只[zhī],群[qún],個|个[gè]
宠物
chǒng wù
  1. 1 house pet
植物
zhí wù
  1. 1 plant
  2. 2 vegetation
  3. 3 CL:種|种[zhǒng]
物
wù
  1. 1 thing
  2. 2 object
  3. 3 matter
  4. 4 abbr. for physics 物理
物品
wù pǐn
  1. 1 articles
  2. 2 goods
  3. 3 materials
物理
wù lǐ
  1. 1 physics
  2. 2 physical
物语
wù yǔ
  1. 1 monogatari
  2. 2 epic narrative (Japanese literary form)
物质
wù zhì
  1. 1 matter
  2. 2 substance
  3. 3 material
  4. 4 materialistic
  5. 5 CL:個|个[gè]
生物
shēng wù
  1. 1 organism
  2. 2 living creature
  3. 3 life form
  4. 4 biological
  5. 5 CL:個|个[gè]
礼物
lǐ wù
  1. 1 gift
  2. 2 present
  3. 3 CL:件[jiàn],個|个[gè],份[fèn]
购物
gòu wù
  1. 1 shopping
食物
shí wù
  1. 1 food
  2. 2 CL:種|种[zhǒng]
价廉物美
jià lián wù měi
  1. 1 inexpensive and of good quality (idiom)
利物浦
Lì wù pǔ
  1. 1 Liverpool (England)
动物园
dòng wù yuán
  1. 1 zoo
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
动物性
dòng wù xìng
  1. 1 animacy
化合物
huà hé wù
  1. 1 chemical compound
博物院
bó wù yuàn
  1. 1 museum

Idioms (20)

一物降一物
yī wù xiáng yī wù
  1. 1 lit. one object bests another object
  2. 2 every item has a weakness (idiom)
  3. 3 there is a rock to every scissor, a scissor to every paper, and a paper to every rock
仁民爱物
rén mín ài wù
  1. 1 love to all creatures (idiom, from Mencius); universal benevolence
价廉物美
jià lián wù měi
  1. 1 inexpensive and of good quality (idiom)
博物洽闻
bó wù qià wén
  1. 1 to have a wide knowledge of many subjects (idiom)
厚德载物
hòu dé zài wù
  1. 1 with great virtue one can take charge of the world (idiom)
囊中取物
náng zhōng qǔ wù
  1. 1 as easy as reaching for it from a bag (idiom)
  2. 2 in the bag
  3. 3 (as good as) in one's possession
地大物博
dì dà wù bó
  1. 1 vast territory with abundant resources (idiom)
天低吴楚，眼空无物
tiān dī Wú Chǔ , yǎn kōng wú wù
  1. 1 the sky hangs low over the Yangtze, empty as far as the eye can see (idiom); nothing to see to the broad horizon
恃才傲物
shì cái ào wù
  1. 1 to be inordinately proud of one's ability
  2. 2 to be conceited and contemptuous (idiom)
探囊取物
tàn náng qǔ wù
  1. 1 to feel in one's pocket and take sth (idiom); as easy as pie
  2. 2 in the bag
格物致知
gé wù zhì zhī
  1. 1 to study the underlying principle to acquire knowledge (idiom); pursuing knowledge to the end
残民害物
cán mín hài wù
  1. 1 to harm people and damage property (idiom)
物以稀为贵
wù yǐ xī wéi guì
  1. 1 the rarer sth is, the greater its value (idiom)
物以类聚
wù yǐ lèi jù
  1. 1 similar things come together (idiom); like draws like
  2. 2 Birds of a feather flock together.
物以类聚，人以群分
wù yǐ lèi jù , rén yǐ qún fēn
  1. 1 Similar things group together, similar people fit together (idiom); Birds of a feather flock together.
物各有主
wù gè yǒu zhǔ
  1. 1 everything has a rightful owner (idiom)
物极必反
wù jí bì fǎn
  1. 1 when things reach an extreme, they can only move in the opposite direction (idiom)
玩物丧志
wán wù sàng zhì
  1. 1 lit. trifling destroys the will (idiom); infatuation with fine details prevents one making progress
  2. 2 excessive attention to trivia saps the will
睹物思人
dǔ wù sī rén
  1. 1 seeing an object makes one miss its owner (idiom)
空洞无物
kōng dòng wú wù
  1. 1 empty cave, nothing there (idiom); devoid of substance
  2. 2 nothing new to show

Sample Sentences

那情人节呢，男神应该准备什么礼物才最完美呢？
nà qíngrénjié ne ，nánshén yīnggāi zhǔnbèi shénme lǐwù cái zuì wánměi ne ？
And Valentine's Day? What would be the perfect gift that this dream guy would prepare for you?
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坐小赵的车，吃了饭过去比较不打扰他，也顺路买点礼物。
zuò Xiǎo Zhào de chē ，chī le fàn guòqù bǐjiào bù dǎrǎo tā ，yě shùnlù mǎi diǎnr lǐwù 。
We're going in Xiao Zhao's car. If we go after dinner we'll be less likely to cause him hassle and we can buy a present on the way.
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为了看到朋友惊讶的模样，我们假装不记得他的生日，直到晚上才送上礼物。
wèile kàndào péngyou jīngyà de múyàng ，wǒmen jiǎzhuāng bù jìde tā de shēngrì ，zhídào wǎnshang cái sòng shàng lǐwù 。
In order to see the surprising look on our friend's face, we pretended to forget his birthday and did not give him a present until night.
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我送了他一个独一无二的礼物。
wǒ sòng le tā yī ge dúyīwúèr de lǐwù 。
I gave him a unique present.
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打开礼物
dǎkāi lǐwù
open the present
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小礼物
xiǎo lǐwù
Small gift
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你送的礼物，我当然留着。
nǐ sòng de lǐwù ，wǒ dāngrán liú zhe 。
Of course I kept your present.
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我终于收到我爸爸给我寄来的生日礼物了。
wǒ zhōngyú shōudào wǒ bàba gěi wǒ jì lái de shēngrì lǐwù le 。
I finally got the birthday present that my dad sent me.
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你真是料事如神啊，这都猜中了。没错，生日，帮忙挑个礼物呗。
nǐ zhēn shì liào shì rú shén ā ，zhè dōu cāizhòng le 。méicuò ，shēngrì ，bāngmáng tiāo gè lǐwù bēi 。
You like a psychic, you even guessed this right. That's right, it's her birthday, so you can help me pick a present, right?
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我打算给我的新女友买件儿礼物，啧，真难！不晓得送什么能让她高兴。
wǒ dǎsuàn gěi wǒ de xīn nǚyǒu mǎi jiànr lǐwù ，zé ，zhēn nán ！bù xiǎode sòng shénme néng ràng tā gāoxìng 。
I plan to buy a present for my new girlfriend, huh! It's so hard! I don't know what I can get her that can make her happy.
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