新教
Xīn jiào
Pinyin
Definition
新教
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- Protestant church
- Protestantism
Character Decomposition
Related Words (20)
- 1 abbr. for Xinjiang 新疆[Xīn jiāng] or Singapore 新加坡[Xīn jiā pō]
- 2 surname Xin
- 1 newly added
- 2 additional
- 3 to add (to what already exists)
- 1 Sina, Chinese web portal and online media company
- 1 to replace the old with new
- 2 to renew
- 3 to renovate
- 4 to upgrade
- 5 to update
- 6 to regenerate
Idioms (20)
吐故纳新
- 1 lit. to breathe out stale air and breathe in fresh (idiom, from Zhuangzi 庄子); fig. to get rid of the old and bring in the new
咸与维新
- 1 everyone participates in reforms (idiom)
- 2 to replace the old with new
- 3 to reform and start afresh
喜新厌旧
- 1 lit. to like the new, and hate the old (idiom); fig. enamored with new people (e.g. new girlfriend), bored with the old
因材施教
- 1 (idiom) to teach in line with the student's ability
壁垒一新
- 1 to have one's defenses in good order (idiom)
Sample Sentences
伊斯兰教有逊尼和什叶派,基督教的话包括天主教、东正教和新教。不过中国人说的基督教,更多的是指新教。
Islam is made up of Sunni Islam and Shia Islam. Christianity includes Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy, and Protestantism. However, when Chinese people mention Christianity they generally mean Protestantism.