回教

Huíjiào
noun #29,388

Meanings

  1. 1 Islam
  2. 2 Islamic faith (older term)

Examples

Huíjiào shì shìjiè shàng xìntú zuì duō de zōngjiào zhī yī.
Islam is one of the religions with the most followers in the world.
Tā zài dàxué lǐ xuéxí le Huíjiào wénhuà kèchéng.
He studied Islamic culture courses at university.

Tips

usage
回教 is an older Chinese term for Islam, historically used in mainland China and still common in Taiwan. The modern mainland standard term is 伊斯兰教 (Yīsīlán jiào). The Hui ethnic minority (, Huí zú) are predominantly Muslim, which is where 回教 derives its name.

Stroke Order

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jiāo