教友

jiàoyǒu

noun #15,775

Meanings

1 church member
2 fellow believer
3 congregant

Characters

religion; teaching

friend; companion

Examples

他每个周日都和教友们一起做礼拜。

Tā měi gè zhōurì dōu hé jiàoyǒumen yìqǐ zuò lǐbài.

He attends Sunday service with fellow church members every week.

教友们为他的康复祈祷。

Jiàoyǒumen wèi tā de kāngfù qídǎo.

The congregants prayed for his recovery.

Tips

usage

教友 usually refers to fellow Christians in the same church or congregation. 教 here refers to the Christian religion (基督教), and 友 means friend/companion.

Stroke Order

教 jiāo

友 yǒu