# 和尚 (héshang)

In Mandarin Chinese, 和尚 (héshang) means “Buddhist monk”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: Buddhist monk
- Pinyin: héshang (he2 shang5)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 寺庙里住着几位和尚。
  Sìmiào lǐ zhùzhe jǐ wèi héshang.
  Several Buddhist monks live in the temple.

## Characters

- [和](https://hanziro.com/word/he-and/) (hé): and; with
- [尚](https://hanziro.com/word/shang-still/) (shàng): still; yet

https://hanziro.com/word/he-shang-buddhist-monk/

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