比丘尼 bǐ qiū ní

Buddhist nun (loanword from Sanskrit "bhiksuni")

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. Buddhist nun (loanword from Sanskrit "bhiksuni")

Characters

Character Meaning
比 bǐ HSK 2
(particle used for comparison and "-er than"); to compare
丘 qiū HSK 6
surname Qiu; mound; hillock
尼 ní
(often used in phonetic spellings); Buddhist nun