jì

祭礼

Word · NounTraditional祭

sacrifice; sacrificial ceremony

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Meanings

2 senses · 6 examples
1.

noun

ritual ceremony of sacrifice or offering; sacrificial rite

formal

Formal term for ceremonial offerings to gods, ancestors, or spirits.

Měi每
nián年
Qīng清
míng明
jié节
 ,
wǒ我
men们
dōu都
huì会
jǔ举
xíng行
jì祭
zǔ祖
yí仪
shì式
 。

Every year on Qingming Festival, we hold a ceremony to worship our ancestors.

Gǔ古
dài代
de的
dì帝
wáng王
cháng常
jǔ举
xíng行
lóng隆
zhòng重
de的
jì祭
tiān天
yí仪
shì式
 。

Ancient emperors often held grand ceremonies to offer sacrifices to Heaven.

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Zhè这
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
chuán传
tǒng统
de的
jì祭
sì祀
huó活
dòng动
 。

This is a traditional sacrificial activity.

2.

noun

sacrificial offerings; items used in sacrificial rites

formal

Refers to the food, wine, paper money, or other items presented during a ritual.

Tā他
men们
zhǔn准
bèi备
le了
fēng丰
shèng盛
de的
jì祭
pǐn品
gòng供
fèng奉
zǔ祖
xiān先
 。

They prepared abundant sacrificial offerings to present to their ancestors.

Jì祭
tán坛
shàng上
bǎi摆
mǎn满
le了
gè各
zhǒng种
jì祭
 。

The altar was covered with various sacrificial offerings.

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Zhè这
xiē些
shuǐ水
guǒ果
shì是
yòng用
lái来
zuò做
jì祭
de的
 。

These fruits are used as sacrificial offerings.