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使徒 (shǐ tú): Apostle (noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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使徒 consists of 2 characters.

使 • shǐ • to send (someone); cause • HSK 2.0 L4

HSK 4

shǐ使

to send (someone); cause

徒 • tú • disciple, follower, or on foot

tú徒

disciple, follower, or on foot

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Pinyinshǐ tú

Meaningapostle

Characters2

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Syntaxnoun

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Example Sentences with 使徒

yē耶

sū稣

yǒu有

shí十

èr二

gè个

shǐ使

tú徒

。

Jesus had twelve apostles.

shǐ使

tú徒

bǎo保

luó罗

xiě写

le了

duō多

fēng封

shū书

xìn

信

。

The apostle Paul wrote many letters.

Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 使徒.

Words with 使

使用shǐ yònguse
使馆shǐ guǎnembassy; consulate
即使jí shǐeven if
大使馆dà shǐ guǎnembassy
使得shǐ deusable
促使cù shǐprecipitate; impel; to urge
使劲儿shǐ jìn erexert all one's strength
使劲shǐ jìnto exert all one's strength

Words with 徒

徒弟tú dìapprentice; disciple
歹徒dǎi túscoundrel; ruffian; hoodlum
徒劳tú láobe in vain
徒步tú bùOn foot / Walking
信徒

xìn tú

believer / follower

匪徒fěi túgangster, bandit

叛徒pàn tútraitor; betrayer

囚徒qiú túprisoner, convict