皈依 (guī yī) — to convert to (a religion, especially Buddhism); (Buddhism) to take refuge in (the Three Jewels)

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Examples

• 他去年皈依了佛教，成为了一名居士。
  Tā qù nián guī yī le fó jiào, chéng wéi le yì míng jū shì.
  He converted to Buddhism last year and became a lay practitioner.
• 很多信徒在寺庙里参加皈依仪式。
  Hěn duō xìn tú zài sì miào lǐ cān jiā guī yī yí shì.
  Many believers participate in the conversion ceremony at the temple.
• 她选择皈依基督教，因为她的家人都是基督徒。
  Tā xuǎn zé guī yī jī dū jiào, yīn wèi tā de jiā rén dōu shì jī dū tú.
  She chose to convert to Christianity because her family is all Christian.

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