教士

jiàoshì

noun #10,582

Measure Word

一位教士 wèi

Meanings

1 clergyman
2 churchman
3 missionary

Characters

religion; to teach

scholar; gentleman

Examples

HSK 3

教士们帮助当地人建了学校。

Jiàoshì men bāngzhù dāngdìrén jiàn le xuéxiào.

The missionaries helped the locals build a school.

HSK 4

那位教士在这里传教多年。

Nà wèi jiàoshì zài zhèlǐ chuánjiào duōnián.

That clergyman has been preaching here for many years.

Tips

usage

教士 is a general term for Christian clergy. Compare with 牧师 (pastor/Protestant minister) and 神父 (Catholic priest/father).

Stroke Order

教 jiāo

士 shì