| 传道受业 |
chuán dào shòu yè |
to teach (idiom); lit. to give moral and practical instruction |
| 传 |
chuán |
to pass on / to spread / to transmit / to infect / to transfer / to circulate / to conduct (electricity) |
| 传 |
zhuàn |
biography / historical narrative / commentaries / relay station |
| 传道 |
chuán dào |
to lecture on doctrine / to expound the wisdom of ancient sages / to preach / a sermon |
| 道 |
dào |
road; path (CL:条,股) / (bound form) way; reason; principle / (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization / (Daoism) the Way; the Dao / to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) / (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) / classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process / (old) circuit (administrative division) |
| 受 |
shòu |
to receive / to accept / to suffer / subjected to / to bear / to stand / pleasant / (passive marker) / (LGBT) bottom |
| 受业 |
shòu yè |
to study / to learn from a master / (pupil's first person pronoun) I, your student |
| 业 |
Yè |
surname Ye |
| 业 |
yè |
line of business / industry / occupation / job / employment / school studies / enterprise / property / (Buddhism) karma / deed / to engage in / already |