In 1807, Robert Morrison, the first British Protestant missionary to China arrived in Guangzhou.
传教士
missionary
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Meaning and common use
missionary
How 传教士 actually appears in real sentences.
These sentences are copied from the Tatoeba corpus, so they are real usage rather than generated text. 传教士 appears in 2 of the 89,190 sentences we searched.
She was there for the buses in Montgomery, the hoses in Birmingham, a bridge in Selma, and a preacher from Atlanta who told a people that "We Shall Overcome." Yes, we can.
Words that keep company with 传教士.
Counted from the same corpus: the word that most often comes directly before, and directly after, 传教士.
Directly before
- 的传教士1
- 新教徒传教士1
Directly after
- 传教士告诉1
- 传教士罗伯特1
Where this entry comes from
The HSK level, part of speech, and pronunciation come from the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus. The English definitions come from CC-CEDICT. Corpus sentences, collocations, and the frequency figure come from the Tatoeba Chinese sentence export and are counted rather than written, so nothing on this page is invented. Usage notes and the hand-written examples that appear higher up exist only for a handful of entries.
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Vocabulary levels and parts of speech from the HSK 3.1 syllabus. This compiled dictionary is shared under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
About 传教士
What does 传教士 mean in Chinese?
传教士 (chuánjiàoshì) means missionary.
How do you pronounce 传教士?
传教士 is pronounced chuánjiàoshì.
Is 传教士 an HSK word?
传教士 is on the list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.
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