Catholic in Chinese
tiān zhǔ jiào ·Catholic; Catholicism ·20 strokes HSK 7-9
Catholic in Chinese is 天主教, pronounced tiān zhǔ jiào.
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HSK level
HSK 7-9天主教 is listed in the official HSK vocabulary at HSK 7-9. The highest band of the test: academic and professional mastery.
天主教 in a sentence
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他 是 天 主 教 徒 。He is Catholic.
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那 座 教 堂 是 天 主 教 堂 。That church is Catholic.
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天 主 教 在 菲 律 宾 很 普 遍 。Catholicism is common in the Philippines.
天主教 vs 基督教 vs 宗教
Similar and easily confused words, and how they differ.
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基督教 jī dū jiào Christianity; Protestantism
Learner trap: in everyday Chinese 基督教 often means Protestantism specifically, while 天主教 = Catholicism — different churches.
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宗教 zōng jiào religion
The general word — 天主教 is one denomination of it.