shàng dì

上 帝

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NHSK 6 DC4

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n.God (in Christianity)
- shàng dì zǒng shì bāng zhù qiáng zhě
  上帝总是帮助强者。
  God is often on the side of the strongest battalions.
- tā yī xiàng lè yú zhù rén yuàn shàng dì bǎo yòu tā
  她一向乐于助人，愿上帝保佑她！
  She's always willing to help. God bless her!
- xiàng shàng dì chàn huǐ shàng dì jiù huì kuān shù nǐ
  向上帝忏悔，上帝就会宽恕你。
  Confess your sins to God and he will forgive you.
synonym
tiān zhǔ天主
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n.high sovereign; lord on high (a deity who watches over human society and regulates the working of the universe); traditional Chinese deity
- shàng dì a bāng bāng wǒ men ba
  上帝啊，帮帮我们吧！
  Please give us a hand, my lord!
synonym
tiān dì天帝
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n.meta(people to whom much importance or respect is to be given, such as customers)
- jù lè bù yī dìng yào zuò dào rén xìng huà bǎ huì yuán dāng chéng shàng dì
  俱乐部一定要做到人性化，把会员当成上帝。
  Clubs must become more human, and treat their members like gods.

common measure word
"上帝" is often matched with measure word "个".
- 一个上帝
  one High Sovereign(traditional Chinese deity)

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