Buddhist prayer beads; rosary
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
strings of beads used by Buddhists to count recitations; prayer beads; rosary
Also called 念珠 (niànzhū). The variant form with erhua, 数珠儿 (shùzhūr), is also commonly used in spoken language.
Tā他
shǒu手
zhōng中
wò握
zhe着
yī一
chuàn串
shù数
zhū珠
，
kǒu口
zhōng中
niàn念
niàn念
yǒu有
cí词
。
He held a string of prayer beads in his hand, murmuring prayers.
Zhè这
chuàn串
shù数
zhū珠
shì是
yòng用
tán檀
xiāng香
mù木
zhì制
chéng成
de的
。
This string of prayer beads is made of sandalwood.
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Lǎo老
tài太
tai太
měi每
tiān天
dōu都
ná拿
zhe着
shù数
zhū珠
niàn念
jīng经
。
The old lady recites sutras with her prayer beads every day.