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出家人
chūjiārén
Description
出家人就是离开家庭、去当和尚或者尼姑的人。
A 出家人 is someone who leaves their family to become a monk or nun.
出家人一般住在寺庙里，生活很简单。
出家人 usually live in temples and lead a simple life.
Meanings
出家人chūjiārén
a monk or nun; a person who has renounced worldly life
他年轻时就成了出家人。
He became a monk when he was young.
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Notes
- Etymology
出家 'leave the family/home' + 人 'person', i.e. one who leaves home for religious life.
- Nuance
general term covering both monks (和尚) and nuns (尼姑) in Buddhism.
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