zhū

technical
common
noun

Meaning of 佛珠

佛珠 means prayer beads; rosary; mala. Pronounced fó zhū.

  • prayer beads; rosary; mala

Definitions & Examples

Lǎo
shang
shǒu
chí
chuàn
tán
zhū
 

The old monk held a string of sandalwood prayer beads.

yǒu
chuàn
hěn
jīng
zhì
de
nǎo
zhū
r
 

She has a very delicate string of agate prayer beads.

niàn
jīng
wén
shí
 
huì
de
dòng
zhū
 

When silently reciting scriptures, he would count the prayer beads one by one.

Zhè
chuàn
zhū
shì
zài
miào
qiú
lái
de
 

This string of prayer beads was obtained by him from a temple.

Duì
qián
chéng
de
xìn
lái
shuō
 
zhū
shì
zhòng
yào
de
 

For devout believers, prayer beads are an important ritual object.

Measure Words

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