异教

異教

yìjiào

noun #20,001

Meanings

1 heresy
2 paganism
3 another religion (especially a non-Christian or non-mainstream faith)

Characters

different / strange / foreign

religion / teaching / doctrine

Examples

HSK 6

中世纪的教会严厉镇压异教信仰。

Zhōngshìjì de jiàohuì yánlì zhènyā yìjiào xìnyǎng.

The medieval church severely suppressed heretical beliefs.

HSK 7-9

他被指控信奉异教，遭到驱逐。

Tā bèi zhǐkòng xìnfèng yìjiào, zāodào qūzhú.

He was accused of practicing heresy and was expelled.

Stroke Order

异 yì

教 jiāo