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

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.

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