大乘 dà shèng

Mahayana, the Great Vehicle

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. Mahayana, the Great Vehicle
  2. 2. Buddhism based on the Mayahana sutras, as spread to Central Asia, China and beyond
  3. 3. also pr. dà chéng

Characters

Character Meaning
大 dà HSK 1
big; large; great
乘 shèng HSK 4
to ride; to make use of; to take advantage of