信佛 (xìn fó) — to believe in Buddhism; to be a Buddhist

Definition

信佛 means to be a practicing Buddhist — it implies more than just believing; it often comes with adopting Buddhist practices like vegetarianism. Note that 信佛 is a separable verb: 信了佛, not *信佛了.

verb

to believe in Buddhismto be a Buddhist

Examples

信佛。
Wǒ nǎi nai xìn fó yǐ jīng sān shí duō nián le.
My grandmother has been a Buddhist for over thirty years.
，信佛。
Tā yǐ qián bú xìn fó, hòu lái màn màn xìn fó le.
He didn't believe in Buddhism before, but later he gradually became a Buddhist.
，。
Tā xìn le fó yǐ hòu, kāi shǐ chī sù le.
After she became a Buddhist, she started eating vegetarian.

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