huán​lǐ

to return a greeting

  • created sense approved 还礼/還禮 · huán​lǐ · to return a greeting — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    还礼 / 還禮

    huán​lǐ

    to return a greeting

    To return a salute or a bow as a gesture of politeness.

    还, 礼

    还 (literal) → 还/還 · huán · to retaliate 礼 (literal) → 礼/禮 · lǐ · etiquette

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

    created sense

  • created sense approved 还礼/還禮 · huán​lǐ · to give a return gift — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    还礼 / 還禮

    huán​lǐ

    to give a return gift

    To present a gift in return for one received.

    还, 礼

    还 (literal) → 还/還 · huán · to return 礼 (literal) → 礼/禮 · lǐ · gift

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

    created sense