佛祖 (fó zǔ): Meaning, Examples & Usage
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佛祖
佛祖 (fó zǔ): Buddha (the founder of Buddhism) (proper noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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佛 • fó • Buddha; enlightened one • HSK 3.0 · L7-9
HSK 3.0 · L7-9
fó
佛
Buddha; enlightened one
祖 • zǔ • ancestor, forefather
zǔ
祖
ancestor, forefather
Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 佛祖.
Words with
佛
仿佛
fǎng fú
to seem as if; be more or less the same; be alike
丹佛
dān fó
Denver (city in USA)
佛教
fó jiào
Buddhism
佛陀
fótuó
Buddha
佛口蛇心
fó kǒu shé xīn
Describes someone who speaks kind, gentle words like a Buddha but harbors a venomous, malicious heart like a snake. It refers to a hypocritical person who is sweet-talking but evil-minded.
佛罗里达
fó luó lǐ dá
Florida
佛蒙特州
fó méng tè zhōu
Vermont (US state)
Words with
祖
祖先
zǔ xiān
ancestors; forefathers
祖国
zǔ guó
homeland; native land
祖父
zǔfù
grandfather [father's father]
祖传
zǔchuán
handed down through generations / ancestral
祖宗
zǔzong
ancestor / progenitor
祖母
zǔmǔ
grandmother
祖籍
zǔjí
ancestral home / native place
彭祖
péng zǔ
Peng Zu (legendary figure of longevity)
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Example Sentences with 佛祖
Hěn
很
duō
多
xìn
信
tú
徒
qù
去
sì
寺
miào
庙
bài
拜
fó
佛
zǔ
祖
。
Many believers go to the temple to worship Buddha.
Fó
佛
zǔ
祖
de
的
jiào
教
huì
诲
yǐng
影
xiǎng
响
le
了
wú
无
shù
数
rén
人
。
The teachings of Buddha have influenced countless people.
