礼仪 lǐyí etiquette
etiquette; ceremony
How to remember 礼仪: 礼 gift + 仪 instrument = etiquette.
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How it is used
- Etiquette and ceremonial protocol - 商务礼仪 (shāngwù lǐyí) business etiquette; 礼仪之邦 (lǐyí zhī bāng) a land of ceremony (a set phrase for China).
- Broader and more formal than 礼节: 礼仪 covers whole systems of ceremony and manners; 礼节 is the specific courteous acts.