传教 (chuán jiào) — to do missionary work; to proselytize; (formal) to transmit directives or instructions
Definition
Literally 'transmit religion/teaching': 传 the religion + 教 the doctrine. Used for organized missionary work, usually in a religious sense (cf. 传教士 'missionary'). The formal 'transmit directives' sense is rare and context-dependent.
verb
to do missionary workto proselytize(formal) to transmit directives or instructions
Examples
- 传教。Tā nián qīng shí qù fēi zhōu chuán jiào.He went to Africa to do missionary work when he was young.
- 。Zhè wèi chuán jiào shì zài zhōng guó chuán le shí nián jiào.This missionary did missionary work in China for ten years.
- 19传教。Hěn duō xī fāng chuán jiào shì zài 19 shì jì lái yà zhōu chuán jiào.Many Western missionaries came to Asia to do missionary work in the 19th century.
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