传道士 (chuán dào shi) — missionary, preacher

Definition

A 传道士 is a person who spreads a religion — a missionary or evangelist, often one who travels to preach. Note the pinyin here is chuán, not zhuàn (传记).

noun
missionarypreacher
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Examples

  • 传道士
    Zhè wèi chuán dào shi zài fēi zhōu chuán jiào èr shí nián.
    This missionary has preached in Africa for twenty years.
  • 传道士
    Hěn duō chuán dào shi lái dào zhōng guó chuán bō fú yīn.
    Many missionaries came to China to spread the gospel.
  • 传道士
    Tā shì yí wèi jī dū jiào chuán dào shi, měi zhōu dōu yào qù jiào táng jiǎng dào.
    He is a Christian missionary who goes to church every week to preach.

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