僧伽
sēng qié
(Buddhism) sangha; the monastic community; monk
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Related words
- 三宝sān bǎothe Three Precious Treasures of Buddhism, namely: the Buddha 佛, the Dharma 法 (his teaching), and the Sangha 僧 (his monastic order)
- 僧sēngmonk
- 受戒shòu jièto take oaths as a monk (Buddhism)
- 看破红尘kān pò hóng chénto see through the world of mortals (idiom, of Buddhist monk)
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僧伽 (sēng qié) means "(Buddhism) sangha; the monastic community; monk" in Chinese.
僧伽 is pronounced "sēng qié" in Mandarin Chinese. It is made up of 2 syllables.
僧伽 is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists. It may be a specialized or advanced word.
僧伽 is made up of the characters 僧, 伽. Each character has its own meaning and can appear in other words.
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