圣
贤

A sage in Chinese: 圣贤 (shèng xián)

shèng xián

a sage

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 聖賢1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1a sage
  2. 2wise and holy man
  3. 3virtuous ruler
  4. 4Buddhist lama
  5. 5wine

Stroke order

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圣
贤

Zhuyin

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ㄕㄥˋ

shèng

ㄕ/ shㄥ/ engˋ/ fourth tone

ㄒㄧㄢˊ

xián

ㄒ/ xㄧ/ iㄢ/ anˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

圣贤

Simplified

聖賢

Traditional

Example sentences

See 圣贤 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 古代的圣贤留下了很多智慧。

    gǔ dài de shèng xián liú xià le hěn duō zhì huì。

    The sages of ancient times left behind much wisdom.

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Related words

神圣

shén shèng

divine

圣诞节

shèng dàn jié

Christmas time

胜出

shèng chū

to come out on top

胜任

shèng rèn

qualified

盛

shèng

flourishing

盛大

shèng dà

grand

盛会

shèng huì

pageant

盛开

shèng kāi

blooming

盛气凌人

shèng qì líng rén

overbearing

剩余

shèng yú

remainder

尸体

shī tǐ

dead body

失传

shī chuán

(of skills etc) to die out

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