传道 (chuán dào) — to propagate the doctrines of ancient sages (Confucian); to preach; to deliver a sermon (religious)
Definition
Literary/classical verb meaning 'to preach or propagate a doctrine.' Confucian sense = spreading sages' teachings; religious sense = delivering a sermon. Rare in everyday speech.
verb
to propagate the doctrines of ancient sages (Confucian)to preachto deliver a sermon (religious)
Examples
- 传道，。Kǒng zǐ yì shēng zhì lì yú chuán dào, jiào dǎo dì zǐ rén yì zhī dào.Confucius devoted his life to propagating the Way, teaching his disciples the path of benevolence and righteousness.
- 传道，。Tā měi gè zhōu rì dōu qù jiào táng chuán dào, xiàng xìn tú jiǎng jiě shèng jīng.He goes to the church every Sunday to preach, explaining the Bible to believers.
- 。Zhè wèi mù shī yǐ jīng zhuàn le èr shí nián de dào.This pastor has already been preaching for twenty years.
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