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供奉

gòng fèng

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word

供奉 (gòng fèng) means "to consecrate; to enshrine and worship; an offering (to one's ancestors)". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 供奉 means

1. to consecrate
2. to enshrine and worship
3. an offering (to one's ancestors)
4. a sacrifice (to a god)

The characters in 供奉

• 供gōngto provide; to supply; to be for (the use or convenience of)
• 奉fèngto offer (tribute); to present respectfully (to superior, ancestor, deity etc); to esteem

Example sentences

• 您知道这座庙宇供奉的是哪个神吗？
  Nín zhīdào zhè zuò miàoyǔ gòngfèng de shì nǎge shén ma?
  Do you know which deity this temple is dedicated to?

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