牧师 (mù shī) — pastor; minister; clergyman; priest | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

pastorministerclergymanpriest

Measure word · 位

Examples

牧师。
Zhè wèi mù shī zài jiào táng lǐ gōng zuò le èr shí nián.
This pastor has worked in the church for twenty years.
，牧师。
Měi gè xīng qī tiān, mù shī dōu huì zài jiào táng lǐ jiǎng dào.
Every Sunday, the pastor preaches in the church.
牧师。
Tā de fù qīn shì yí wèi tuì xiū de mù shī.
His father is a retired minister.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

牧 (to tend) and 师 (master) combine to name one who tends a congregation.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

牛牛niúcow
攴攴pūa whip

牧 puts 牛 (cow) beside 攴 (a whip), showing someone herding cattle.

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 師; 师 is its simplified writing.

𠂤帀師

𠂤𠂤𠂤
帀帀zā

The traditional form 師 combines 𠂤 and 帀; the simplified 师 is not the form explained here.

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