HSK 6 · Adjectives

神圣 shénshèng “sacred” in Chinese

Traditional 神聖

What 神圣 means

  1. sacred
  2. holy
  3. divine
  4. hallow

How to say 神圣

  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale神shén2nd tone, rising
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale圣shèng4th tone, falling

神圣 in a sentence

  1. 没有什么是神圣的。

    Méiyǒu shénme shì shénshèng de.

    Nothing is sacred.

    Sentence #6822540 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  2. 每天都是神圣的一天。

    Měitiān dōu shì shénshèng de yì tiān.

    Every day is a sacred day.

    Sentence #884682 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters

  3. 如果有任何东西可以称作神圣的，那就是人体。

    Rúguǒ yǒu rènhé dōngxi kěyǐ chēngzuò shénshèng de, nà jiùshì réntǐ.

    If anything is to be called sacred, it’s the human body.

    Sentence #5496275 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

How 神圣 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 神 (shén) with each of its parts in a different colour
神shéngod; deity
  • 礻sign form of 示 · shìMeaning part
  • 申to report · shēnSound part

礻 hints at the meaning (sign); 申 (shēn) hints at the sound. Compare it with shén.

The character 圣 (shèng) with each of its parts in a different colour
圣shèngpeerless
  • 又again · yòu
  • 土earth · tǔ

How to write 神圣

神 9 strokes · 圣 5 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

神圣 (shénshèng) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 神圣 (shénshèng). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 神圣

Words with 神

神秘shénmì · mysterious神话shénhuà · legend精神jīngshén · spirit神经shénjīng · nerve眼神yǎnshén · look in one’s eyes神态shéntài · expression出神chūshén · to be lost in thought留神liúshén · to be careful神气shénqì · spirited神奇shénqí · magical

More words: Adjectives

深沉shēnchén · deep生疏shēngshū · unfamiliar神气shénqì · spirited神奇shénqí · magical慎重shènzhòng · cautious适宜shìyí · suitable十足shízú · complete首要shǒuyào · foremost

FAQs

神圣 (shénshèng) means “sacred” or “holy”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it shénshèng: shén with a 2nd tone, then shèng with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 神圣 is written 神聖. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type shensheng with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 神圣 from the suggestions. Typing shensheng into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
神圣 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.