和合本

Héhéběn

proper noun

Meanings

1 Chinese Union Version, the standard Protestant translation of the Bible into Chinese

Characters

harmony; together

edition; version

Examples

HSK 3

我们教会用的是和合本。

Wǒmen jiàohuì yòng de shì Héhéběn.

Our church uses the Chinese Union Version.

HSK 7-9

今天常用的圣经人名大多沿用和合本的译法。

Jīntiān chángyòng de Shèngjīng rénmíng dàduō yányòng Héhéběn de yìfǎ.

Most Bible names in common use today follow the Union Version's renderings.

Tips

history

In 1890 the Protestant missions in China agreed to make one shared translation, a 和合 'union' of their efforts. The Mandarin version appeared in 1919, and a revised edition followed in 2010. Its wording still shapes the Chinese spoken in Protestant churches.

usage

Catholics use a different translation, the 思高本 of 1968, and many names differ: Moses is 摩西 in the Union Version but 梅瑟 in the Catholic Bible.

Stroke Order

和 hé

合 hé

本 běn