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还俗 Pronunciation and Pinyin

还俗 Usage and Examples

return to secular life

renounce vows

disrobe

所以我主张,无论是谁,愿意单独一人住小庙,那还不如还俗好了。

Therefore, I propose that anyone who wants to live in a small temple all by himself, might as well return to lay-life.

我无法了解一个女人怎样能够毫不润饰就走还俗门,哪怕出于礼貌也该装扮一下。

I don"t understand how a woman can leave the house without fixing herself up a little - if only out of politeness."

The characters in 还俗

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
还
huán8still, also, return, repay
俗
sú9common social custom

More words starting with 还

  • hái还shàng上return, pay back
  • hái还bú不shì是not yet, isn't it
  • hái还bú不cuò错Not bad, Pretty good
  • huán还xiāng乡Return home, Go home
  • huán还le了returned, paid back
  • hái还liǎo了dé得That's terrible!, That's outrageous!
  • huán还jià价Bargain, Haggle
  • hái还huì会still, also
  • huán还jī击To fight back; to retaliate.
  • huán还yuán原restore, revert
  • huán还yuán原jì剂reductant, reducing agent
  • huán还kǒu口to retort; to talk back

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Questions about 还俗

What does 还俗 mean in Chinese?

还俗 (huán sú) means “return to secular life, renounce vows, disrobe”.

How do you pronounce 还俗?

还俗 is pronounced huán sú in Mandarin Chinese.

How do you say “return to secular life” in Chinese?

“return to secular life” is 还俗 (huán sú) in Chinese.

How is 还俗 used in a sentence?

This page has 2 example sentences using 还俗, each with pinyin and an English translation.

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