伊斯兰教

伊斯蘭教

yīsīlánjiào

noun HSK 7-9 #17,319

Meanings

1 Islam

Characters

phonetic (-si-)

phonetic (-lan)

religion; teaching

伊斯兰 is a phonetic transliteration of 'Islam', and 教 means 'religion.'

Examples

伊斯兰教是世界三大宗教之一。

Yīsīlánjiào shì shìjiè sān dàzōng jiào zhīyī.

Islam is one of the three major world religions.

他信仰伊斯兰教。

Tāxìn yǎng yīsīlánjiào.

He believes in Islam.

Tips

usage

Chinese religions follow the pattern: transliteration/descriptor + 教. Compare: 基督教 (Christianity), 佛教 (Buddhism), 伊斯兰教 (Islam).

Stroke Order

伊 yī

斯 sī

兰 lán

教 jiāo