传教

傳教

chuánjiào

verb #15,903

Meanings

1 to proselytize
2 to do missionary work

Characters

to spread; to transmit

religion; teaching

Examples

HSK 2

他来中国传教已经十年了。

Tā lái Zhōngguó chuánjiào yǐjīng shí nián le.

He has been doing missionary work in China for ten years.

HSK 3

传教士在这里建了一所学校。

Chuánjiàoshì zài zhèlǐ jiàn le yī suǒ xuéxiào.

The missionaries built a school here.

Tips

history

Christian missionaries (传教士) played a significant role in Chinese history, especially during the Ming and Qing dynasties. Matteo Ricci (利玛窦) is one of the most famous early missionaries to China.

Stroke Order

传 chuán

教 jiāo