shang

HSK 7-9
common
religious
noun

Meaning of 和尚

和尚 means Buddhist monk; male Buddhist practitioner who has renounced secular life. Pronounced hé shang. HSK 7-9.

  • Buddhist monk; male Buddhist practitioner who has renounced secular life

Definitions & Examples

chū
jiā
dāng
le
shang
 

He left home and became a monk.

Zhè
zuò
miào
zhù
zhe
shí
ge
shang
 

Dozens of monks live in this temple.

Táng
Sēng
shì
Táng
cháo
zhù
míng
de
shang
 

Tang Seng was a famous monk from the Tang Dynasty.

shang
niàn
jīng
 
niàn
de
jīng
 

Each monk chants his own sutra—each person does their own thing.