传道士 (chuán) — 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
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 传道士。Zhè wèi chuán zài fēi zhōu chuán jiào èr shí nián.This missionary has preached in Africa for twenty years.
- 传道士。Hěn duō chuán 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, 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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