wizard; sorcerer; shaman
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wizard; sorcerer; witch; shaman
Refers to a practitioner of magic or spiritual rituals, often in a religious or folk context. While the term traditionally emphasizes male practitioners (男巫), it can be used gender-neutrally in modern contexts, alongside 女巫 (nǚ wū) for female witches.
Chuán传
shuō说
nà那
wèi位
wū巫
shī师
néng能
yù预
zhī知
wèi未
lái来
。
Legend says that wizard can foresee the future.
Hái孩
zi子
men们
dǎ打
bàn扮
chéng成
wū巫
shī师
hé和
nǚ女
wū巫
qù去
cān参
jiā加
wàn万
shèng圣
jié节
pài派
duì对
。
The children dressed up as wizards and witches to attend the Halloween party.
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Zài在
gǔ古
dài代
，
wū巫
shī师
cháng常
cháng常
bàn扮
yǎn演
zhe着
gōu沟
tōng通
rén人
shén神
de的
jué角
sè色
。
In ancient times, shamans often played the role of mediating between humans and gods.
Nà那
gè个
xié邪
è恶
de的
wū巫
shī师
gěi给
wáng王
guó国
shī施
le了
zǔ诅
zhòu咒
。
That evil sorcerer cast a curse upon the kingdom.