高僧

gāosēng
noun #51,490

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 eminent monk
  2. 2 senior Buddhist monk

Examples

HSK 3
Tā shì yí wèi yǒumíng de gāosēng.
He is a renowned senior monk.
HSK 7-9
Tángdài gāosēng Xuánzàng céng dào Yìndù qǔjīng.
The great Tang monk Xuanzang once travelled to India to bring back scriptures.

Tips

culture
高僧 honours a monk of great learning or virtue, such as 玄奘, who brought scriptures from India, or 鉴真, who carried Buddhism to Japan. The everyday word for any monk is 和尚.

Stroke Order

高 gāo
僧 sēng