Hanzi
Traditional
祭
Simplified
祭

to offer a sacrifice to (gods or ancestors)/memorial ceremony/(in classical novels) to recite an incantation to activate a magic weapon/(lit. and fig.) to wield

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 7

Pinyin

jì, zhài

Bopomofo

ㄐㄧˋ, ㄓㄞˋ

Jyutping

zai3

Example sentences

祭 jì
清明節是祭祖的節日。
清明节是祭祖的节日。

Qingming Festival is a festival for worshipping ancestors.

祭奠 jìdiàn
我們前往烈士陵園祭奠英靈。
我们前往烈士陵园祭奠英灵。

We went to the Martyrs' Cemetery to pay tribute to the heroic spirits.

祭拜 jìbài
每到清明節，人們會去墓地祭拜祖先。
每到清明节，人们会去墓地祭拜祖先。

Every Qingming Festival, people go to the cemetery to worship their ancestors.

祖宗 zǔzōng
祭拜祖宗是華人的傳統習俗。
祭拜祖宗是华人的传统习俗。

Worshipping ancestors is a traditional custom of the Chinese people.

祭祀 jìsì
古代帝王每年都會舉行盛大的祭祀儀式。
古代帝王每年都会举行盛大的祭祀仪式。

Ancient emperors held grand sacrificial ceremonies every year.

歷代 / 历代 lìdài
歷代君王都非常重視祭祀祖先。
历代君王都非常重视祭祀祖先。

Successive kings throughout history have attached great importance to worshiping ancestors.

祭祖 jìzǔ
清明節是我們祭祖的重要日子。
清明节是我们祭祖的重要日子。

Qingming Festival is an important day for us to offer sacrifices to ancestors.

清明 qīngmíng
清明時節，許多人會返鄉祭祖。
清明时节，许多人会返乡祭祖。

During the Qingming Festival, many people return to their hometowns to worship their ancestors.

Example Vocabulary

祭

ji4

to offer sacrifices to; to worship; to hold a memorial service

拜祭

bai4'ji4

祭奠

ji4'dian4

to hold a memorial ceremony for; to pay tribute to the dead

祭拜

ji4'bai4

to worship; to offer sacrifice to

祭祀

ji4'si4

to offer sacrifices (to gods or ancestors); to worship

祭祖

ji4'zu3

to offer sacrifices to ancestors

主祭

zhu3'ji4

公祭

gong1'ji4

奠祭

打牙祭

da3'ya2'ji4

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