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宗教

zōng jiào

Old HSK 5 HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word

宗教 (zōng jiào) means "religion". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was HSK 5 in the old six-level list.

What 宗教 means

1. religion

The characters in 宗教

• 宗zōngschool; sect; purpose
• 教jiāoto teach; to instruct

Example sentences

• 我不信宗教。
  I don't follow any religion.
• 挣钱是他的宗教。
  Zhèngqián shì tā de zōngjiào.
  Making money is his religion.
• 纯粹数学是宗教。
  Chúncuìshùxué shì zōngjiào.
  Pure mathematics is religion.
• 宗教是人民的鸦片。
  Zōngjiào shì rénmín de yāpiàn.
  Religion is the opium of the people.
• 我的专业是宗教学。
  My major is comparative religion.
• 别让宗教影响政府。
  Keep religion out of government.

Words starting with 宗教

• 宗教改革Zōng jiào Gǎi gé(Protestant) Reformation
• 宗教团zōng jiào tuánreligious order; religious grouping
• 宗教学zōng jiào xuéreligious studies
• 宗教法庭Zōng jiào Fǎ tíngInquisition (religion)
• 宗教徒zōng jiào túadherent of religion; disciple
• 宗教仪式zōng jiào yí shìreligious ceremony

Words containing 宗教

• 非宗教fēi zōng jiàosecular (society); non-religious (party)

Where 宗教 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of Religion, Ancestors & Colors (HSK 5), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

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