神职

神職
shénzhí
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 clerical office
  2. 2 holy orders

Examples

HSK 4
Tā de shūshu shì yì míng shénzhí rényuán.
His uncle is a member of the clergy.
HSK 6
Tā dàxué bìyè hòu juédìng dānrèn shénzhí, jìn le shénxuéyuàn.
After graduating from university he decided to enter the clergy and went to a seminary.

Tips

usage
Nearly always in 神职人员, "clergy", a neutral cover word for priests and ministers. The specific titles are 神父 for a Catholic priest and 牧师 for a Protestant pastor.

Stroke Order

神 shén
职 zhí