礼拜天
Old HSK 4
礼拜天 (lǐbàitiān) · Sunday
礼拜天 (lǐbàitiān) means “Sunday”. It is written with 3 characters: 礼 (courtesy) + 拜 (to bow) + 天 (day). It is an old HSK 4 word (HSK 2.0).
How 礼拜天 is built
The characters
礼 lǐ · courtesy
What 礼 is made of
- 礻shì — spirit/altar
- 卜bo — divination
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 丶 — dot
- 卜bo — divination
- 乚 — hook stroke
Origin hint: 礻 gives the meaning, 乚 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
拜 bài · to bow
What 拜 is made of
- 手shǒu — hand
- 手shǒu — hand
天 tiān · day
What 天 is made of
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 大dà — big
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 人rén — person
Origin hint: The heavens 一 above a man 大 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
礼拜天我们去公园吧。Lǐbàitiān wǒmen qù gōngyuán ba.Let's go to the park on Sunday.
你礼拜天有空吗？Nǐ lǐbàitiān yǒu kòng ma?Are you free on Sunday?
Questions about 礼拜天
What does 礼拜天 mean?
礼拜天 (lǐbàitiān) means “Sunday”.
How do you pronounce 礼拜天?
礼拜天 is pronounced lǐbàitiān.
Which HSK level is 礼拜天?
礼拜天 is in Old HSK 4.
Related words
- 礼物lǐwùgift
- 婚礼hūnlǐwedding
- 礼貌lǐmàomanners
- 典礼diǎnlǐceremony
- 敬礼jìnglǐto salute
- 礼节lǐjiéetiquette
- 礼尚往来lǐshàngwǎngláicourtesy demands reciprocity
- 拜访bàifǎngto pay a visit
- 拜年bàiniánto pay a New Year visit
- 拜托bàituōto ask a favour
Learn 礼拜天 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 4 · Group 28: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.