弥撒

彌撒

mísa

noun #12,208

Measure Word

一场弥撒 chǎng

Meanings

1 Mass (Catholic religious service)

Characters

to fill (phonetic)

to scatter (phonetic)

Phonetic transliteration of Latin 'missa'.

Examples

HSK 7-9

他每个星期天都去教堂做弥撒。

Tā měi gè xīngqītiān dōu qù jiàotáng zuò mísa.

He goes to church every Sunday for Mass.

HSK 7-9

教堂里正在举行弥撒。

Jiàotáng lǐ zhèngzài jǔxíng mísa.

Mass is being held in the church.

Tips

history

弥撒 is a phonetic transliteration from Latin 'missa', entering Chinese through early Catholic missionaries.

Stroke Order

弥 mí

撒 sā