礼拜

• 拼音: lǐ bài
• 汉字拆解: 礼 = 礻 (spirit) + 乚 — ritual; 拜 = 手 (hand) × 2 — to bow with hands together

含义

Week; religious worship; to worship. A period of seven days, or the act of religious prayer and worship.

In everyday speech, 礼拜 means 'week' and is interchangeable with 星期 in casual contexts. 礼拜天 means Sunday. In religious contexts, it means worship service. Common among Christians and Muslims in China.

例句

1. 我们下礼拜再讨论这个问题。
2. 他每个礼拜天都去教堂做礼拜。
3. 这个礼拜我特别忙，没有时间休息。

用法指南

语境: everyday, religion, scheduling

语气: casual

正确说法

• 下礼拜见！(See you next week!)
• 礼拜六你有空吗？(Are you free on Saturday?)

错误说法

• 说'礼拜一到礼拜日'在正式场合 (Don't use 礼拜 in formal documents — use 星期 or 周; 礼拜 is more colloquial)

起源与历史

礼 (ritual, ceremony) + 拜 (to bow, to worship). Originally meant religious worship, later extended to mean a week.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal