"Gift" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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 lǐ wù gift / present / CL:件[jian4],個|个[ge4],份[fen4]
 tiān cái talent / gift / genius / talented / gifted
 tiān fù gift / innate skill
 lǐ pǐn gift / present
 zèng pǐn gift / complimentary item / freebie / giveaway
 tiān zī innate talent / gift / flair / native resource / dowry
 bǐng fù natural endowment / gift
 lǐ gift / rite / ceremony / CL:份[fen4] / propriety / etiquette / courtesy
 fèng (literary) gift (of money etc) to a bereaved family / to contribute to funeral expenses
 cái fèn ability / talent / gift
 zèng lǐ present / gift
 zèng sòng to present as a gift
 hóng bāo money wrapped in red as a gift / bonus payment / kickback / bribe
 fèn zi one's share of expenses (e.g. when buying a gift collectively) / cash gift
 chūn yǔ spring rain / gift from above
 fù sòng to include (as a free gift, when buying sth) / to come with
 tiān fèn natural gift / talent
 shòu pìn hired (for employment) / invited (e.g. to lecture) / engaged (for a task) / (in olden times) betrothal gift from the groom's family
 jiàn miàn lǐ gift given to sb when meeting them for the first time
 huí lǐ to return a greeting / to send a gift in return
 lǐ quàn gift voucher / gift coupon
 luò kuǎn inscription with name, date, or short sentence, on a painting, gift, letter etc / to write such an inscription
 hè lǐ congratulatory gift
 huán lǐ to return a politeness / to present a gift in return
 lǐ jīn monetary gift
 huā hóng flowers on red silk (a traditional gift to celebrate weddings etc) / a bonus / crab apple (Malus asiatica)
 chóu xiè to thank with a gift
 kǒu ruò xuán hé mouth like a torrent (idiom) / eloquent / glib / voluble / have the gift of the gab
 néng shuō huì dào can talk really well (idiom) / the gift of the gab
 pìn lǐ betrothal gift
 shōu lǐ to accept a gift / to receive presents
齿 líng yá lì chǐ clever and eloquent (idiom) / fluent / having the gift of the gab
 cǎi lǐ betrothal gift / bride price
 xiè lǐ honorarium / gift as thanks
寿 shòu táo (myth.) peaches of immortality, kept by Xi Wangmu / fresh or confectionery peaches offered as a birthday gift
 dá lǐ to return a courtesy / return gift
 bó lǐ my meager gift (humble)
 cái lǐ betrothal gift / bride price
 chóu dá to thank with a gift
 còu fèn zi to pool resources (for a gift, project etc)
 pìn to engage (a teacher etc) / to hire / to betroth / betrothal gift / to get married (of woman)
 qiān lǐ é máo goose feather sent from afar (idiom) / a trifling gift with a weighty thought behind it / also written 千里送鵝毛|千里送鹅毛[qian1 li3 song4 e2 mao2]
 bēi cí hòu lǐ humble expression for generous gift
齿 kǒu chǐ líng lì eloquent and fluent speaker (idiom) / grandiloquence / the gift of the gab
 sān cùn bù làn zhī shé to have a silver tongue / to have the gift of the gab
 fèng gift to the dead
 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.
 shòu lǐ to accept a gift / to acknowledge greetings
 xǐ dàn red-painted eggs, traditional celebratory gift on third day after birth of new baby
 diàn yí a gift of money to the family of the deceased
 dìng lǐ betrothal gift / bride-price
 bó jīn traditional money gift at a funeral
 liú bié a departing gift / a souvenir on leaving / a poem to mark one's departure
 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.
 xiè yí honorarium / gift as thanks
 pú bāo cattail bag / (old) gift of fruit or pastries (traditionally presented in a cattail bag)
  Gift Centre, Newsstand and Catering Services Subunit
  United Nations Gift Centre / Gift Centre
  UNICEF House Gift Shop
 fèn zi qián gift money (on the occasion of a wedding etc)
 gǎi kǒu fèi a gift of money given by parents on both sides after a wedding, to their new daughter-in-law or son-in-law
 bàn shǒu lǐ gift given when visiting sb (esp. a local specialty brought back from one's travels, or a special product of one's own country taken overseas) (Tw)
 ōu mī yā gěi (Tw) gift given when visiting sb (esp. a local specialty brought back from one's travels, or a special product of one's own country taken overseas) (loanword from Japanese "omiyage")
 yì sī yì sī to do a little something as a token of one's appreciation / to express one's gratitude or esteem by treating sb to a meal or presenting a gift
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