僧俗

sēngsú
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 Buddhist monks and laypeople
  2. 2 the clergy and the laity

Examples

HSK 6
Sēngsú liǎng jiè dōu duì cǐ shì biǎoshì guānzhù.
Both monastic and lay communities expressed concern about the matter.
HSK 7-9
Sìmiào lǐ sēngsú gòngtóng cānjiā le fǎhuì.
Monks and laypeople jointly attended the Dharma assembly at the temple.

Tips

culture
= a monk (originally a transliteration of Sanskrit saṅgha); here means 'secular / worldly' (the same as in 风俗 'customs'). 僧俗 is a Buddhist-flavored word - for a general 'religious vs secular' split modern Chinese says 教俗 or just 出家人在家人.

Stroke Order

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