礼物 禮物 lǐ wù gift / present / CL:件[jian4],個|个[ge4],份[fen4] syn 天赋 天賦 tiān fù gift / innate skill syn 天才 tiān cái talent / gift / genius / talented / gifted syn 捐赠 捐贈 juān zèng to contribute (as a gift) / to donate / benefaction syn 份子 fèn zi one's share of expenses (e.g. when buying a gift collectively) / cash gift 天分 tiān fèn natural gift / talent syn 赠送 贈送 zèng sòng to present as a gift syn 礼品 禮品 lǐ pǐn gift / present syn 慢走 màn zǒu Stay a bit! / Wait a minute! / (to a departing guest) Take care! syn 赠品 贈品 zèng pǐn gift / complimentary item / freebie / giveaway syn 馈赠 饋贈 kuì zèng to present (a gift) to (sb) syn 留步 liú bù (said by departing guest) no need to see me out 谢礼 謝禮 xiè lǐ honorarium / gift as thanks syn 回礼 回禮 huí lǐ to return a greeting / to send a gift in return syn 贺礼 賀禮 hè lǐ congratulatory gift syn 酬谢 酬謝 chóu xiè to thank with a gift syn 能说会道 能說會道 néng shuō huì dào can talk really well (idiom) / the gift of the gab syn 红包 紅包 hóng bāo money wrapped in red as a gift / bonus payment / kickback / bribe syn 天资 天資 tiān zī innate talent / gift / flair / native resource / dowry syn 目送 mù sòng to follow with one's eyes (a departing guest etc) syn 受聘 shòu pìn hired (for employment) / invited (e.g. to lecture) / engaged (for a task) / (in olden times) betrothal gift from the groom's family syn 落款 luò kuǎn inscription with name, date, or short sentence, on a painting, gift, letter etc / to write such an inscription 伶牙俐齿 伶牙俐齒 líng yá lì chǐ clever and eloquent (idiom) / fluent / having the gift of the gab syn 口若悬河 口若懸河 kǒu ruò xuán hé mouth like a torrent (idiom) / eloquent / glib / voluble / have the gift of the gab syn 礼金 禮金 lǐ jīn monetary gift syn 回赠 回贈 huí zèng to give sb (a gift) in return syn 压岁钱 壓歲錢 yā suì qián money given to children as a gift on Chinese New Year's Eve 花红 花紅 huā hóng flowers on red silk (a traditional gift to celebrate weddings etc) / a bonus / crab apple (Malus asiatica) syn 春雨 chūn yǔ spring rain / gift from above 四声 四聲 sì shēng the four tones of Middle Chinese: level tone 平聲|平声, rising tone 上聲|上声, departing tone 去聲|去声 and entering tone 入聲|入声 / the four tones of Modern Standard Mandarin syn 禀赋 稟賦 bǐng fù natural endowment / gift / talent syn 聘礼 聘禮 pìn lǐ betrothal gift syn 还礼 還禮 huán lǐ to return a politeness / to present a gift in return syn 答礼 答禮 dá lǐ to return a courtesy / return gift 往外 wǎng wài out / outbound / departing 见面礼 見面禮 jiàn miàn lǐ gift given to sb when meeting them for the first time 礼券 禮券 lǐ quàn gift voucher / gift coupon 收礼 收禮 shōu lǐ to accept a gift / to receive presents 彩礼 彩禮 cǎi lǐ betrothal gift / bride price syn 寿桃 壽桃 shòu táo (myth.) peaches of immortality, kept by Xi Wangmu / fresh or confectionery peaches offered as a birthday gift 礼 禮 lǐ gift / rite / ceremony / CL:份[fen4] / propriety / etiquette / courtesy syn 赐 賜 cì (bound form) to confer / to bestow / to grant / (literary) gift / favor / Taiwan pr. [si4] syn 馈 饋 kuì (bound form) to present (a gift) / (bound form) to send / to transmit syn 薄礼 薄禮 bó lǐ my meager gift (humble) syn 凑份子 湊份子 còu fèn zi to pool resources (for a gift, project etc) syn 馈送 饋送 kuì sòng to present (a gift) / offering / to feed (a signal to a device, paper to a printer etc) syn 财礼 財禮 cái lǐ betrothal gift / bride price syn 酬答 chóu dá to thank with a gift syn 赍 齎 jī (literary) to harbor (a feeling) / (literary) to present as a gift syn 赗 賵 fèng (literary) gift (of money etc) to a bereaved family / to contribute to funeral expenses 迎来送往 迎來送往 yíng lái sòng wǎng lit. to meet those arriving, to send of those departing (idiom) / busy entertaining guests / all time taken over with social niceties 千里鹅毛 千里鵝毛 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] syn 卑辞厚礼 卑辭厚禮 bēi cí hòu lǐ humble expression for generous gift 口齿伶俐 口齒伶俐 kǒu chǐ líng lì eloquent and fluent speaker (idiom) / grandiloquence / the gift of the gab 三寸不烂之舌 三寸不爛之舌 sān cùn bù làn zhī shé to have a silver tongue / to have the gift of the gab 聊表寸心 liáo biǎo cùn xīn (of a gift) to be a small token of one's feelings 联合国礼品销售处 United Nations Gift Centre / Gift Centre 礼包 禮包 lǐ bāo gift bag / gift package 国礼 國禮 guó lǐ state gift / official gift exchanged between heads of state or governments 璧还 璧還 bì huán return (a borrowed object) with thanks / decline (a gift) with thanks syn 璧谢 璧謝 bì xiè decline (a gift) with thanks syn 賵 fèng gift to the dead 出份子 chū fèn zi to club together (to offer a gift) / to hold a whip-round 千里送鹅毛，礼轻情意重 千里送鵝毛，禮輕情意重 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. 受礼 受禮 shòu lǐ to accept a gift / to acknowledge greetings 喜蛋 xǐ dàn red-painted eggs, traditional celebratory gift on third day after birth of new baby 奠仪 奠儀 diàn yí a gift of money to the family of the deceased 定礼 定禮 dìng lǐ betrothal gift / bride-price 帛金 bó jīn traditional money gift at a funeral 礼轻情意重 禮輕情意重 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. 谢仪 謝儀 xiè yí honorarium / gift as thanks 灵语 靈語 líng yǔ tongues (spiritual gift) 红色炸弹 紅色炸彈 hóng sè zhà dàn (jocular) wedding invitation (lit. "red bomb", because wedding invitations use red paper, and invitees are expected to give a substantial sum of money as a wedding gift) 蒲包 pú bāo cattail bag / (old) gift of fruit or pastries (traditionally presented in a cattail bag) 礼品销售处、报亭和饮食服务分股 禮品銷售處、報亭和飲食服務分股 Gift Centre, Newsstand and Catering Services Subunit 儿基会大楼礼品店 兒基會大樓禮品店 UNICEF House Gift Shop 份子钱 份子錢 fèn zi qián gift money (on the occasion of a wedding etc) 改口费 改口費 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 才分 cái fèn ability / talent / gift syn 伴手礼 伴手禮 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) 欧咪呀给 歐咪呀給 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") 意思意思 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 锦旗 錦旗 jǐn qí silk banner (as an award or gift) 赠礼 贈禮 zèng lǐ present / gift syn 厚赐 厚賜 hòu cì to reward generously / generous gift 普信男 pǔ xìn nán (neologism c. 2020) an ordinary guy who imagines he is God's gift to womankind 采兰赠芍 采蘭贈芍 cǎi lán - zèng sháo lit. to pluck orchids and gift peonies (idiom) / fig. (of lovers) to exchange presents 