住持

zhùchí

noun #34,477

Measure Word

一位住持 wèi

Meanings

1 abbot
2 head monk of a Buddhist or Daoist monastery
3 to administer a monastery

Characters

to hold; manage

Examples

HSK 7-9

少林寺的住持是方丈。

Shàolínsì de zhùchí shì fāngzhàng.

The head of Shaolin Temple is the abbot.

HSK 7-9

他年轻时就住持过几座寺庙。

Tā niánqīng shí jiù zhùchí guo jǐ zuò sìmiào.

He headed several temples when he was still young.

Tips

culture

住持 is the office; 方丈 is the honorific title for the person holding it at a major temple. Both are used interchangeably in everyday speech.

Stroke Order

住 zhù

持 chí