烧香拜佛

燒香拜佛

shāoxiāng bàifó

verb

Meanings

1 to burn incense and worship the Buddha
2 to pray at a temple

Characters

Examples

HSK 4

考试前才去烧香拜佛，不如平时多下点功夫。

Kǎoshì qián cái qù shāoxiāng bàifó, bùrú píngshí duō xià diǎn gōngfu.

Rather than going to a temple to pray just before the exam, put in more effort day to day.

HSK 7-9

每到初一，奶奶都去寺庙烧香拜佛。

Měi dào chūyī, nǎinai dōu qù sìmiào shāoxiāng bàifó.

On the first day of every lunar month, Grandma goes to the temple to burn incense and pray.

Tips

culture

The saying 平时不烧香，临时抱佛脚 "never burn incense, then hug the Buddha's feet when trouble comes" mocks last-minute effort. For a solemn pilgrimage the word is 朝拜.

Stroke Order

烧 shāo

香 xiāng

拜 bài

佛 Fó