xǐ​lǐ HSK7

baptism

  • created sense approved 洗礼/洗禮 · xǐ​lǐ · baptism — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    洗礼 / 洗禮

    xǐ​lǐ

    baptism

    Christian religious ceremony where water is used to symbolize the washing away of sins as one joins the faith

    洗 (bound) → 洗 · xǐ · baptism 礼 (literal) → 礼/禮 · lǐ · rite

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 洗礼/洗禮 · xǐ​lǐ · severe test — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    洗礼 / 洗禮

    xǐ​lǐ

    severe test

    A figurative baptism; a major experience, trial, or period of hardship that tests and shapes a person

    洗 (bound) → 洗 · xǐ · baptism 礼 (literal) → 礼/禮 · lǐ · rite

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense