(lǐ wù) - gift, present in Mandarin
lǐwùTraditional: 礼物
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Translation
gift, present
Word origin
礼物 means gift or present. 礼 (lǐ) means ritual or courtesy, with the 礻 'ritual/altar' radical; simplified from 禮. 物 (wù) means thing, a phono-semantic compound with the 牛 'ox' radical and phonetic 勿 (wù).
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 礼 (lǐ, courtesy) + 物 (wù, thing)
Stroke order
礼
物
Examples
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This is a gift for you.
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I have prepared a birthday present.
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He gave me a special gift.
拆。
Children most enjoy unwrapping presents.
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She put the gift on the table.
礼物 (lǐ wù) means gift or present.
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