法师 (fǎ shī) — Master (title for a Buddhist or Daoist priest)

Definition

Examples

• 那位法师正在给信徒们讲经。
  Nà wèi fǎ shī zhèng zài gěi xìn tú men jiǎng jīng.
  That master is giving a sutra lecture to the followers.
• 寺庙里的一位老法师教了我很多佛法。
  Sì miào lǐ de yí wèi lǎo fǎ shī jiào le wǒ hěn duō fó fǎ.
  An old master in the temple taught me a lot of Buddhist teachings.
• 他决定出家跟随一位法师修行。
  Tā jué dìng chū jiā gēn suí yí wèi fǎ shī xiū xíng.
  He decided to become a monk and follow a master in spiritual practice.