回教

Huíjiào
noun #29,388

Meanings

  1. 1 Islam
  2. 2 Islamic faith

Examples

HSK 3
Tā zài dàxué lǐ xuéxí le Huíjiào wénhuà kèchéng.
He studied Islamic culture courses at university.
HSK 6
Huíjiào shì shìjiè shàng xìntú zuìduō de zōngjiào zhīyī.
Islam is one of the religions with the most followers in the world.

Tips

usage
回教 is an older Chinese term for Islam, historically used in mainland China and still common in Taiwan. The modern mainland standard term is 伊斯兰教. The Hui ethnic minority (回族) are predominantly Muslim, which is where 回教 derives its name.

Stroke Order

huí
jiāo