布施

bùshī

verb #50,552

Meanings

1 to give alms
2 almsgiving; dana

Characters

to spread; to hand out

Examples

HSK 7-9

老奶奶常常去寺庙里布施。

Lǎonǎinai chángcháng qù sìmiào lǐ bùshī.

The old woman often goes to the temple to give alms.

HSK 7-9

佛教认为，布施能帮人放下对财物的执着。

Fójiào rènwéi, bùshī néng bāng rén fàngxià duì cáiwù de zhízhuó.

Buddhism teaches that giving helps people let go of their attachment to possessions.

Tips

culture

布施 is dana, the first of the six perfections (波罗密). It comes in three kinds: giving goods (财), giving the teaching (法) and giving people freedom from fear (无畏). The everyday word 施舍 (to give to charity) grew out of the same Buddhist idea.

Stroke Order

布 bù

施 shī