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sēng rén

僧 人

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n.Buddhist monk
- tā shì yī wèi zhù zài shān jiān xiǎo wū de sēng rén
  他是一位住在山间小屋的僧人。
  He is a monk who living in a mountain refuge.
synonym
hé shang和尚 shā mén沙门 tóu tuó头陀 sēng ní僧尼 sēng tú僧徒 fàn nà梵衲

Word usage

common measure word
"僧人" is often matched with measure word "位"or"个".
- 一位僧人
  one monk
- 一个僧人
  one monk

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