下礼拜

下禮拜

xiàlǐbài

noun #17,512

Meanings

1 next week

Characters

ceremony; worship

to worship; to pay respects

Literally 'next worship' — next week, from the religious practice of weekly worship.

Examples

下礼拜我们去看电影吧。

Xiàlǐbài wǒmen qù kàn diànyǐng ba.

Let's go see a movie next week.

考试下礼拜三举行。

Kǎoshì xiàlǐbài sān jǔxíng.

The exam will be held next Wednesday.

Tips

usage

下礼拜 is a colloquial variant of 下星期 or 下周. 礼拜 for 'week' is particularly common in southern China and Taiwan. 礼拜 literally means 'worship' — from the Christian weekly worship day.

Stroke Order

下 xià

礼 lǐ

拜 bài