| 礼 | lǐ | gift; rite; ceremony; CL:份; propriety; etiquette; courtesy; surname Li |
| 礼拜 | lǐ bài | week; religious service; worship; CL:个 |
| 典礼 | diǎn lǐ | celebration; ceremony |
| 礼物 | lǐ wù | gift; present; CL:件,个,份 |
| 礼貌 | lǐ mào | courtesy; manners |
| 礼堂 | lǐ táng | assembly hall; auditorium; CL:座,处 |
| 敬礼 | jìng lǐ | to salute; salute |
| 婚礼 | hūn lǐ | wedding ceremony; wedding |
| 送礼 | sòng lǐ | to give a present |
| 行礼 | xíng lǐ | to salute; to make one's salutations |
| 礼记 | Lǐ jì | Classic of Rites |
| 礼教 | lǐ jiào | Confucian code of ethics |
| 克己复礼 | kè jǐ fù lǐ | restrain yourself and return to the rites (idiom, from Analects); to subdue self and observe proprieties; (any number of possible translations) |
| 礼品 | lǐ pǐn | gift; present |
| 葬礼 | zàng lǐ | burial; funeral |
| 洗礼 | xǐ lǐ | baptism |
| 礼部 | Lǐ Bù | Ministry of (Confucian) Rites in Imperial China |
| 礼节 | lǐ jié | etiquette |
| 礼仪 | lǐ yí | etiquette; ceremony |
| 礼服 | lǐ fú | full dress |
| 赔礼 | péi lǐ | to offer an apology; to make amends |
| 非礼 | fēi lǐ | rudeness; insolence; impropriety; harassment; molestation; indecent assault |
| 礼法 | lǐ fǎ | etiquette; ceremonial rites |
| 礼拜天 | lǐ bài tiān | Sunday |
| 下水礼 | xià shuǐ lǐ | launching ceremony |
| 以礼相待 | yǐ lǐ xiāng dài | to treat sb with due respect (idiom) |
| 做礼拜 | zuò lǐ bài | to go to church on Sunday (of Christians) |
| 仪礼 | yí lǐ | Rites and Ceremonies, part of the Confucian Classic of Rites 礼记 |
| 先礼后兵 | xiān lǐ hòu bīng | peaceful measures before using force (idiom); diplomacy before violence; jaw-jaw is better than war-war |
| 分庭抗礼 | fēn tíng kàng lǐ | peer competition; to function as rivals; to make claims as an equal |
| 割礼 | gē lǐ | circumcision |
千里送鹅毛，
礼轻人意重 | qiān lǐ sòng é máo ,
lǐ qīng rén yì zhòng | goose feather sent from afar, a slight present but weighty meaning (idiom); It's not the present the counts, it's the thought behind it. |
千里送鹅毛，
礼轻情意重 | qiān lǐ sòng é máo ,
lǐ qīng qíng yì zhòng | goose feather sent from afar, a trifling present with a weighty thought behind it (idiom); It's not the gift that counts, but the thought behind it. |
| 卑辞厚礼 | bēi cí hòu lǐ | humble expression for generous gift |
| 厚礼 | hòu lǐ | generous gifts |
| 受礼 | shòu lǐ | to accept a gift; to acknowledge greetings |
| 周礼 | Zhōu lǐ | the rites of Zhou (in Confucianism) |
| 丧礼 | sāng lǐ | funeral |
| 回礼 | huí lǐ | to return a greeting; to send a gift in return |
| 坚信礼 | jiān xìn lǐ | confirmation (Christian ceremony) |
| 坚振礼 | jiān zhèn lǐ | confirmation (Christian ceremony) |
| 寿礼 | shòu lǐ | birthday present (for an old person) |
| 多礼 | duō lǐ | too polite; over-courteous |
| 失礼 | shī lǐ | lacking in manners |
| 定礼 | dìng lǐ | betrothal gift; bride-price |
| 就职典礼 | jiù zhí diǎn lǐ | inauguration |
| 居礼 | jū lǐ | see 居里 |
| 居礼夫人 | Jū lǐ Fū ren | Maria Skłodowska-Curie or Marie Curie (1867-1934), double Nobel prize-winner in Physics 1903 and Chemistry 1911 |
| 屈膝礼 | qū xī lǐ | curtsy |
| 崇礼 | Chóng lǐ | Chongli county in Zhangjiakou 张家口, Hebei |
