送礼会

送禮會
sònglǐhuì
noun

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 shower (party for a bride, baby, etc.)
  2. 2 gift-giving party

Examples

HSK 5
Xīnniáng sònglǐhuì zài Xīfāng hěn chángjiàn.
Bridal showers are very common in the West.
HSK 6
Tā xiàzhōu yào cānjiā hǎo péngyou de yīng'ér sònglǐhuì.
She's going to her best friend's baby shower next week.

Tips

culture
A direct calque of English 'shower' (gift-giving party). The custom isn't traditionally Chinese - Chinese baby celebrations center on 满月酒 ('one-month banquet') after birth, not before. 送礼会 is mainly used to describe Western customs or Westernized urban events.
memory
'give' + 'gift' + 'meeting' = a 'gift-giving meeting'. Compositional and easy to parse if you know the parts.

Stroke Order

sòng
huì