信教 (xìn jiāo) — to be religious; to follow a religion; to profess a religion
Definition
信教 means to follow a religion or be religious as a believer — not just to know about one. Used as a verb phrase (可分离): 信什么教, 信了教, 不信教.
verb
to be religiousto follow a religionto profess a religion
Examples
- 信教。Hěn duō zhōng guó rén bú xìn jiāo.Many Chinese people are not religious.
- 。Tā qù nián xìn le jiào.He became religious last year.
- ？Nǐ xìn shén me jiào?What religion do you follow?
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