和尚
hé shang
Pinyin

Definition

和尚
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hé shang
  1. Buddhist monk

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

和
hé
  1. 1 old variant of 和[hé]
和尚
hé shang
  1. 1 Buddhist monk
和平
Hé píng
  1. 1 Heping district of Shenyang city 瀋陽市|沈阳市, Liaoning
  2. 2 Hoping township in Taichung county 臺中縣|台中县[Tái zhōng xiàn], Taiwan
和睦
hé mù
  1. 1 peaceful relations
  2. 2 harmonious
和谐
hé xié
  1. 1 harmonious
  2. 2 harmony
  3. 3 (euphemism) to censor
尚
Shàng
  1. 1 surname Shang
平和
Píng hé
  1. 1 Pinghe county in Zhangzhou 漳州[Zhāng zhōu], Fujian
时尚
shí shàng
  1. 1 fashion
  2. 2 fad
  3. 3 fashionable
暖和
nuǎn huo
  1. 1 warm
  2. 2 nice and warm
温和
wēn hé
  1. 1 mild
  2. 2 gentle
  3. 3 moderate
祥和
xiáng hé
  1. 1 auspicious and peaceful
风尚
fēng shàng
  1. 1 current custom
  2. 2 current way of doing things
高尚
gāo shàng
  1. 1 noble
  2. 2 lofty
  3. 3 refined
  4. 4 exquisite
一团和气
yī tuán hé qì
  1. 1 to keep on the right side of everyone (idiom)
  2. 2 warm and affable
三和弦
sān hé xián
  1. 1 triad
  2. 2 musical chord of three notes, such as major triad do-mi-so
不和
bù hé
  1. 1 not to get along well
  2. 2 to be on bad terms
  3. 3 to be at odds
  4. 4 discord
中和
Zhōng hé
  1. 1 Zhonghe or Chungho city in New Taipei City 新北市[Xīn běi shì], Taiwan
中和剂
zhōng hé jì
  1. 1 neutralizing agent
  2. 2 neutralizer
仁和
Rén hé
  1. 1 Renhe district of Panzhihua city 攀枝花市[Pān zhī huā shì], south Sichuan
共和
gòng hé
  1. 1 republic
  2. 2 republicanism

Idioms (20)

一唱一和
yī chàng yī hè
  1. 1 to echo one another (idiom)
一团和气
yī tuán hé qì
  1. 1 to keep on the right side of everyone (idiom)
  2. 2 warm and affable
丈二和尚，摸不着头脑
zhàng èr hé shang , mō bu zháo tóu nǎo
  1. 1 lit. like a three-meter high monk, you can't rub his head (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. at a total loss
三个和尚没水喝
sān gè hé shang méi shuǐ hē
  1. 1 lit. three monks have no water to drink (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. everybody's business is nobody's business
  3. 3 (If there is one monk, he will fetch water for himself. If there are two, they will fetch water together. But if there are three or more, none will take it upon himself to fetch water.)
做一天和尚撞一天钟
zuò yī tiān hé shang zhuàng yī tiān zhōng
  1. 1 lit. as a monk for today, toll today's bell (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to do one's job mechanically
  3. 3 to hold a position passively
和尚打伞，无法无天
hé shang dǎ sǎn , wú fǎ wú tiān
  1. 1 lit. like a monk holding an umbrella — no hair, no sky (idiom) (punning on 髮|发[fà] vs 法[fǎ])
  2. 2 fig. defying the law and the principles of heaven
  3. 3 lawless
和气生财
hé qì shēng cái
  1. 1 (idiom) amiability makes you rich
和气致祥
hé qì zhì xiáng
  1. 1 (idiom) amiability leads to harmony
地利人和
dì lì rén hé
  1. 1 favorable geographical and social conditions (idiom); good location and the people satisfied
天时地利人和
tiān shí dì lì rén hé
  1. 1 the time is right, geographical and social conditions are favorable (idiom); a good time to go to war
好奇尚异
hào qí shàng yì
  1. 1 to have a taste for the exotic (idiom)
家和万事兴
jiā hé wàn shì xīng
  1. 1 if the family lives in harmony all affairs will prosper (idiom)
对着和尚骂贼秃
duì zhe hé shang mà zéi tū
  1. 1 lit. to curse a baldhead to a monk's face (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to scold sb indirectly
  3. 3 to criticize obliquely
彼倡此和
bǐ chàng cǐ hé
  1. 1 to chorus sb else's lead (idiom); to chime in in agreement
彼唱此和
bǐ chàng cǐ hé
  1. 1 to chorus sb else's lead (idiom); to chime in in agreement
心平气和
xīn píng qì hé
  1. 1 tranquil and even-tempered (idiom); calmly and without stress
政通人和
zhèng tōng rén hé
  1. 1 efficient government, people at peace (idiom); all is well with the state and the people
春风和气
chūn fēng hé qì
  1. 1 (idiom) amiable as a spring breeze
时代不同，风尚不同
shí dài bù tóng , fēng shàng bù tóng
  1. 1 customs change with time (idiom); other times, other manners
  2. 2 O Tempora, O Mores!
曲高和寡
qǔ gāo hè guǎ
  1. 1 difficult songs find few singers (idiom)
  2. 2 highbrow

Sample Sentences

是福建菜，用料都是最顶级的山珍海味，包括鲍鱼、鱼翅，用小火慢慢熬制。传说是人间第一鲜美，连和尚都挡不住诱惑，要来品尝。
shì fújiàn cài ，yòngliào dōu shì zuì dǐngjí de shānzhēnhǎiwèi ，bāokuò bàoyú 、yúchì ，yòng xiǎohuǒ mànmàn áozhì 。chuánshuō shì rénjiān dì yī xiānměi ，lián héshang dōu dǎng bùzhù yòuhuò ，yàolái pǐncháng 。
It's a Fujian dish. The ingredients are the highest-grade delicacies, including abalone and shark fins. You use a low flame to cook it slowly. The legend says that it's the finest dish on earth. Even monks can't resist its temptations, and want to try it.
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所以说啊，这所谓时尚啊，真是让人丈二和尚摸不着头脑。
suǒyǐshuō ā ，zhè suǒwèi shíshàng ā ，zhēn shì ràngrén zhàngèrhéshang mō buzháo tóunǎo 。
So that's why I say, what we call fashion really leaves one at a loss.
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做和尚
zuò héshang
to be a monk
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去了，挺好玩的，有很多寺庙和和尚。
qù le ，tǐng hǎowán de ，yǒu hěn duō sìmiào hé héshang 。
I did. It was quite fun. There were many temples and monks.
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从前有座山，山上有座庙。庙里有一个老和尚和一个小和尚。老和尚对小和尚说："从前有座山，山上有座庙。..."
cóngqián yǒu zuò shān ，shān shàng yǒu zuò miào 。miào lǐ yǒu yī ge lǎo héshang hé yī ge xiǎo héshang 。lǎo héshang duì xiǎo héshang shuō ："cóngqián yǒu zuò shān ，shān shàng yǒu zuò miào 。..."
Long ago, there was a mountain. On the mountain, there was a temple. In the temple there was an old monk, and a young monk. The old monk said to the young monk, 'Long ago, there was a mountain. On the mountain there was a temple'...
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沙和尚跪着恳求唐僧：“师父，求您别念了。”
Shā Héshang guì zhe kěnqiú Táng Sēng ：“shīfù ，qiú nín bié niàn le 。”
Friar Sand fell to his knees and implored Tang Seng, "Master, I beg you not to read the incantation."
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唐僧和沙和尚见那村姑并无恶意，便慢慢朝圈外走去。
Táng sēng hé Shā Héshang jiàn nà cūngū bìng wú èyì ，biàn mànmān cháo quānwài zǒu qù 。
Tang Seng and Friar Sand thought the girl harmless and slowly began moving outside the circle.
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沙和尚也过来求情。
Shā héshang yě guòlái qiúqíng 。
Friar Sand came forward, also asking for mercy.
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沙和尚一下子睁开眼睛，喝道：“是谁！”
Shā Héshang yīxiàzi zhēngkāi yǎnjing ，hè dào ：“shì shéi ！”
Friar Sand woke up immediately and shouted, "Who is it?!"
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为了了解和尚的生活，他去了寺庙。
wèile liǎojiě héshang de shēnghuó ，tā qù le sìmiào 。
In order to understand the life of a monk, he went to a temple.
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