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和尚
和尚
(hé shang): Monk (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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Level 7-9
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和 • hé • and • HSK 3.0 · L1
HSK 3.0 · L1
hé
和
and
尚 • shàng • still, yet; to value, to esteem • HSK 3.0 · L7-9
HSK 3.0 · L7-9
shàng
尚
still, yet; to value, to esteem
Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 和尚.
Words with
和
暖和
nuǎn huo
warm
和平
hé píng
peace; mild
和气
hé qi
gentle; kind; polite
和睦
hé mù
harmony; amity
和蔼
hé ǎi
kindly; affable; amiable
和解
hé jiě
compromise; conciliate; reconcile
和谐
hé xié
harmonious; melodious; tuneful
总和
zǒnghé
sum; total
Words with
尚
时尚
shí shàng
vogue; trend; fashion
尚且
shàng qiě
[with negative] not even, let alone
高尚
gāo shàng
noble; lofty; respectable
礼尚往来
lǐ shàng wǎng lái
fig. return politeness for politeness
尚未
shàng wèi
Not yet
崇尚
chóng shàng
Advocate / Admire
风尚
fēng shàng
Fashion / Trend
4.
How to Use 和尚 in Sentences
Verb + Complement
with
出家
chū
出
jiā
家
dāng
当
hé
和
shang
尚
neutral
leave home to become a monk
Subject + Verb
with
念经
hé
和
shang
尚
niàn
念
jīng
经
Adjective + Noun
with
老
lǎo
老
hé
和
shang
尚
neutral
Verb + Object
with
当
dāng
当
hé
和
shang
尚
neutral
Measure Word + Noun
with
位
yí
一
wèi
位
hé
和
shang
尚
5.
Example Sentences with 和尚
tā
他
shì
是
yí
一
gè
个
hé
和
shang
尚
neutral
monk chanting sutras
old monk
become a monk
formal
a monk
。
He is a monk.
Zhè
这
wèi
位
lǎo
老
hé
和
shang
尚
zài
在
sì
寺
miào
庙
lǐ
里
xiū
修
xíng
行
le
了
wǔ
五
shí
十
nián
年
。
This old monk has been practicing asceticism in the temple for fifty years.
nà
那
wèi
位
hé
和
shang
尚
zài
在
chán
禅
fáng
房
lǐ
里
jìng
静
zuò
坐
,
fǎng
仿
fú
佛
yǔ
与
shì
世
gé
隔
jué
绝
。
That monk sat in meditation in the Zen room, as if cut off from the world.
nǐ
你
rèn
认
shi
识
nà
那
wèi
位
zài
在
shān
山
shàng
上
xiū
修
xíng
行
de
的
hé
和
shang
尚
ma
吗
?
Do you know that monk who practices asceticism on the mountain?
tā
他
bìng
并
bú
不
shì
是
yí
一
gè
个
zhēn
真
zhèng
正
de
的
hé
和
shang
尚
,
zhǐ
只
shì
是
zàn
暂
shí
时
chū
出
jiā
家
。
He is not a real monk; he only temporarily renounced the secular world.