sēng
苦行僧
Buddhist monk; ascetic
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
Buddhist monk; male member of the Buddhist clergy
formalA general term for monks (bhikkhu), contrasted with nuns (尼).
Nà那
wèi位
lǎo老
sēng僧
zài在
sì寺
miào庙
lǐ里
xiū修
xíng行
le了
wǔ五
shí十
nián年
。
That old monk has practiced asceticism in the temple for fifty years.
Zhè这
wèi位
gāo高
sēng僧
jiǎng讲
jīng经
shuō说
fǎ法
，
xìn信
tú徒
men们
dōu都
hěn很
jìng敬
pèi佩
。
This esteemed monk preaches the Buddhist doctrine, and the devotees all admire him greatly.
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Táng唐
cháo朝
yǒu有
hěn很
duō多
Rì日
běn本
sēng僧
rén人
lái来
Zhōng中
guó国
xué学
xí习
Fó佛
jiào教
。
In the Tang dynasty, many Japanese monks came to China to study Buddhism.