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HSK
6

Christianity

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

ji1du1jiao4 jīdūjiào

Meaning


Primary

Christianity

Alternatives

Protestantism, Christian

Hint

In Taiwan this usually has a more narrow meaning of Protestantism.

Mnemonic


基督教 Christianity is a religion which 教 teaches that God from his 基 base in heaven 督 superintending what happens on Earth.

Usage


基督教 是 一 个 世界性 的 宗教。

Christianity is a global religion.

许多 人 在 欧洲 信仰 基督教。

Many people in Europe practice Christianity.

他 是 一 个 热心 的 基督教 徒。

He is a devoted Christian.