He is a recent convert to Catholicism.
CHINESE DICTIONARY ENTRY
皈依
to convert to (a religion)
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DEFINITIONS & USAGE
Meaning and common use
01
to convert to (a religion)
REAL CORPUS EXAMPLES
How 皈依 actually appears in real sentences.
These sentences are copied from the Tatoeba corpus, so they are real usage rather than generated text. 皈依 appears in 3 of the 89,190 sentences we searched. Sentences without a published English translation are shown in Chinese only.
Sami's conversion to Islam was a life-changing thing.
No published English translation for this sentence.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS
Words that keep company with 皈依.
Counted from the same corpus: the word that most often comes directly before, and directly after, 皈依.
Directly before
- 新近皈依1
- 精神皈依1
- 萨米皈依1
Directly after
- 皈依的1
- 皈依伊斯兰教1
ABOUT THIS ENTRY
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.
COMMON QUESTIONS
About 皈依
What does 皈依 mean in Chinese?
皈依 (guīyī) means to convert to (a religion).
How do you pronounce 皈依?
皈依 is pronounced guīyī.
Is 皈依 an HSK word?
皈依 is on the list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.
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