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僧 (zang1) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

僧 (zang1, sēng) — (bound form) Buddhist monk (abbr. for 僧伽[seng1 qie2])

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beyond HSK

Related words

• 僧人 (zang1 jan4) — monk
• 僧伽 (zang1 gaa1) — (Buddhism) sangha; the monastic community; monk
• 僧俗 (zang1 zuk6) — Buddhist monks and secular people
• 僧加羅語 (zang1 gaa1 lo4 jyu5) — Sinhalese (language)
• 僧多粥少 (zang1 do1 zuk1 siu2) — lit. many monks and not much gruel (idiom); fig. not enough to go around; deman…
• 僧尼 (zang1 nei4) — (Buddhist) monks and nuns

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