圣 (聖)
shèng
Pinyin

Definition

圣 (聖)
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shèng
  1. holy
  2. sacred
  3. saint
  4. sage

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

神圣
shén shèng
  1. 1 divine
  2. 2 hallow
  3. 3 holy
  4. 4 sacred
圣诞
Shèng dàn
  1. 1 Christmas
  2. 2 birthday of reigning Emperor
  3. 3 Confucius' birthday
圣诞节
Shèng dàn jié
  1. 1 Christmas time
  2. 2 Christmas season
  3. 3 Christmas
大圣
dà shèng
  1. 1 great sage
  2. 2 mahatma
  3. 3 king
  4. 4 emperor
  5. 5 outstanding personage
  6. 6 Buddha
朝圣
cháo shèng
  1. 1 to make a pilgrimage

Idioms (2)

殷忧启圣
yīn yōu qǐ shèng
  1. 1 deep suffering can lead to enlightenment (idiom)
  2. 2 storms make oaks take deeper root
圣经贤传
shèng jīng xián zhuàn
  1. 1 lit. holy scripture and biography of sage (idiom); refers to Confucian canonical texts

Sample Sentences

要过年了，怎么能不买买买呢？可是之前因为双11,黑五、圣诞的促销活动，我现在已经财政赤字了！
yào guònián le ，zěnme néng bù mǎi mǎi mǎi ne ？kěshì zhīqián yīnwèi shuāng 11 ,hēiwǔ 、Shèngdàn de cùxiāo huódòng ，wǒ xiànzài yǐjīng cáizhèng chìzì le ！
It’s almost Chinese New Year, how can I not buy, buy and buy? But Singles Day (called 双11 in China), Black Friday and Christmas promotions have left me in the red!
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将士是人民的子弟兵，全军将士要牢记，全心全意为人民服务的根本宗旨，忠实履行保卫祖国安全和人民和平生活的神圣职责忠实执行维护世界和平的神圣使命。我宣布，中国将裁减军队员额三十万。
jiàngshì shì rénmín de zǐdì bīng ，quán jūn jiàngshì yào láo jì ，quánxīnquányì wèi rénmín fúwù de gēnběn zōngzhǐ ，zhōngshí lǚxíng bǎowèi zǔguó ānquán hé rénmín hépíng shēnghuó de shénshèng zhízé zhōngshí zhíxíng wéihù shìjiè hépíng de shénshèng shǐmìng 。wǒ xuānbù ，Zhōngguó jiāng cáijiǎn jūnduì yuáné sān shíwàn 。
China’s People’s Liberation Army are the offspring of the people, the officers and soldiers of the entire army should remember the fundamental objective of serving the people with all their hearts and minds, loyally carrying out the sacred duty of safeguarding the security of the land of our ancestors and peaceful lives for the people, loyally carrying out the sacred mission of maintaining wold peace. I declare that China will reduce its army numbers by 300,000.
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哎！和你讲话真是话不投机半句多，邮差怎么了？行万里路的邮差也比一个读了圣贤书却不懂得人情世故的酸文人强。
āi ！hé nǐ jiǎnghuà zhēn shì huà bù tóujī bàn jù duō ，yóuchāi zěnmele ？xíng wàn lǐ lù de yóuchāi yě bǐ yī gè dú le shèngxiánshū quèbù dǒngde rénqíng shìgù de suānwénrén qiáng 。
Agh! We really can't see eye to eye on much. What's wrong with postal workers? They would also be better off after travelling 10,000 miles than being fusty old scholars who have read the classics but don't understand the ways of the world.
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是呀，假使男人的教育背景里深深植入了契约精神，那么婚姻对他来说就是神圣的，打破契约自己都会觉得羞耻。人毕竟有别于一般动物，因为人有自我意识能自我控制。
shì ya ，jiǎshǐ nánrén de jiàoyù bèijǐng lǐ shēnshēn zhírù le qìyuē jīngshén ，nàme hūnyīn duì tā láishuō jiùshì shénshèng de ，dǎpò qìyuē zìjǐ dōuhuì juéde xiūchǐ 。rén bìjìng yǒubiéyú yībān dòngwù ，yīnwèi rén yǒu zìwǒ yìshi néng zìwǒ kòngzhì 。
Yeah, if there was a contractual mentality deeply embedded in men in their educational background, then they would think of marriage as sacred and they would feel ashamed if they broke that contract. Humans differ from animals after all because humans have self-awareness and self-control.
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挺会总结啊，孺子可教也。对了，圣诞节快到了，这可是个大好时机啊，祝你手到擒来，马到成功！
tǐng huì zǒngjié ā ，rúzǐ kě jiào yě 。duìle ，shèngdànjié kuài dào le ，zhè kě shì gè dàhǎo shíjī ā ，zhù nǐ shǒudáoqínlái ，mǎ dào chénggōng ！
You really know how to sum up a conversation. You make a good student. Oh yeah, it is almost Christmas. It's such a good opportunity, it should be as easy as pie, you're set up for success.
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圣诞节有什么安排或者旅行计划？
Shèngdànjié yǒu shénme ānpái huòzhě lǚxíng jìhuà ？
What are your arrangements or travel plans for Christmas?
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一名消防队员重伤，暂无其他人员伤亡报告。法国总统埃马纽埃尔马克龙誓言发起国际募捐，重建巴黎圣母院。
yī míng xiāofángduìyuán zhòngshāng ，zàn wú qítā rényuán shāngwáng bàogào 。Fǎguó zǒngtǒng āimǎniǔāiěr mǎkèlóng shìyán fāqǐ guójì mùjuān ，chóngjiàn BālíShèngmǔyuàn 。
One firefighter was seriously injured and no other casualties were reported. French President Emmanuel Macron vowed to launch an international fundraiser to rebuild Notre Dame.
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巴黎圣母院15日晚突发大火，一座19世纪增建的标志性尖塔倒塌，屋顶坍陷
BālíShèngmǔyuàn rì wǎn tūfā dàhuǒ ，yī zuò shìjì zēng jiàn de biāozhìxìng jiāntǎ dǎotā ，wūdǐng tānxiàn
On 15th night the Notre Dame in Paris caught fire, both a landmark minaret built in the 19th century and the roof collapsed
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法国企业家、地方政府和一些国际组织和团体16日宣布将捐款或协助筹款，帮助重建遭大火重创的巴黎圣母院。
Fǎguó qǐyèjiā 、dìfang zhèngfǔ hé yīxiē guójì zǔzhī hé tuántǐ rì xuānbù jiāng juānkuǎn huò xiézhù chóukuǎn ，bāngzhù chóngjiàn zāo dàhuǒ zhòngchuāng de BālíShèngmǔyuàn 。
French entrepreneurs, local governments and some international organizations and groups announced on the 16th that they will donate or assist in fundraising to help rebuild the Notre Dame de Paris
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圣诞节快到了，你要怎么过？
Shèngdànjié kuài dào le ，nǐ yào zěnme guò ？
Christmas is almost here, how are you going to spend it?
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