出家人

chūjiārén

noun

Meanings

1 monk or nun (Buddhist or Daoist)

Characters

Examples

HSK 3

出家人一般不吃肉，也不喝酒。

Chūjiārén yìbān bù chī ròu, yě bù hējiǔ.

Monks and nuns generally don't eat meat or drink alcohol.

HSK 7-9

这座寺庙里住着几十位出家人。

Zhè zuò sìmiào lǐ zhù zhe jǐshí wèi chūjiārén.

Several dozen monks live in this temple.

Tips

usage

出家 is to leave home and family for religious life, and 人 makes it the person. Monks and nuns use it of themselves, as in 出家人不打诳语 'a monk tells no lies'. Its opposite is 在家人 'layperson', and going back to lay life is 还俗.

Stroke Order

出 chū

家 jiā

人 rén