比丘

bǐqiū
noun

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 fully ordained Buddhist monk
  2. 2 bhikkhu; bhikshu

Examples

HSK 7-9
Zhè zuò sìyuàn yǒu jǐshí wèi bǐqiū.
This monastery has several dozen monks.
HSK 7-9
Tā èrshí suì nà nián shòujiè, chéngwéi le yì míng bǐqiū.
In the year he turned twenty, he received full ordination and became a bhikkhu.

Tips

usage
比丘 comes from Sanskrit bhikṣu, a monk who has taken full ordination; a fully ordained nun is a 比丘尼. In everyday speech a monk is a 和尚, and a novice who is not yet fully ordained is a 沙弥.

Stroke Order

比 bǐ
丘 qiū