伊斯兰教 (yīsīlánjiào): Islam

Meanings

1 Islam

Characters

伊

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 dà zōngjiào zhī yī.

Islam is one of the three major world religions.

他信仰伊斯兰教。

Tā xìnyǎng 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

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Islam

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Islamabad (capital of Pakistan)

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Muslim

教养 jiàoyǎng HSK 7 #7,956

upbringing / breeding / manners

家教 jiājiào HSK 7 #10,940

family upbringing; family education / private tutor

管教 guǎnjiào HSK 7 #12,070

to discipline / to educate and control / to subject to discipline

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Elizabeth (name)

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he; she (literary) / used in transliterations (e.g. Iraq 伊拉克, Iran 伊朗)

伊恩 yīēn #5,781

Ian (name)

教科书 jiàokēshū HSK 7 #15,874

textbook / coursebook