Meaning of 佛教
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- Buddhism
How to use 佛教
佛教 is the standard word for Buddhism as a religion, and it often appears with verbs like 信 (xìn, to believe in) or in phrases about history and culture. Example: 她信佛教。(Tā xìn Fójiào.) She is a Buddhist.
佛 (Fó) means Buddha and 教 (jiào) means teaching, so 佛教 is simply "the Buddha's teaching." Picture the person radical 亻 on the left of 佛 as the Buddha himself, giving lessons like a teacher in a 教室 (jiàoshì).
Common mistake: In 佛教, 教 is read in the fourth tone, jiào, not the first tone jiāo used in the verb 教书 (jiāoshū, to teach). Learners also confuse 佛 (fó) with 拂 (fú, to brush), which has the hand radical 扌 instead of the person radical 亻.
佛教 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
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佛 fó · Buddha · 7 strokes
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教 jiāo · to teach · 11 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 佛教.
| 教学楼 | jiàoxuélóu | school building; academic building |
| 教育 | jiàoyù | to educate; to teach |
| 教师 | jiàoshī | teacher |
| 教室 | jiàoshì | classroom |
| 教学 | jiàoxué | to teach |
| 教练 | jiàoliàn | to coach; to train; instructor; sports coach; trainer (CL:位[wei4],名[ming2]) |
| 请教 | qǐngjiào | to ask for guidance; to consult |
| 教材 | jiàocái | teaching material |
| 教授 | jiàoshòu | to teach (a subject) |
| 教训 | jiàoxùn | to provide guidance; to lecture sb; to upbraid; a talking-to; a bitter lesson |
| 教堂 | jiàotáng | church; chapel |
| 宗教 | zōngjiào | religion |
Questions about 佛教
What does 佛教 mean?
佛教 (Fójiào) means "Buddhism" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 佛教?
佛教 is made of 2 characters: 佛 (7 strokes), 教 (11 strokes). That is 18 strokes in total.
Is 佛教 an HSK word?
Yes. 佛教 is on the HSK 6 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How do you say "a Buddhist" in Chinese?
A Buddhist is 佛教徒 (Fójiàotú), where 徒 means follower. In casual speech people often just say 信佛的人 (xìn Fó de rén), a person who believes in Buddha.
Is 教 in 佛教 the same 教 as in 教育 and 教师?
Yes, it is the same character with the sense of teaching or doctrine. In religion names it means a system of teaching, as in 道教 (Dàojiào, Taoism) and 基督教 (Jīdūjiào, Christianity).