尼

ní · ni

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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  1. Buddhist nun
  2. (often used in phonetic spellings)

In a sentence

2 examples
01

那(nà)位(wèi)尼(ní)姑(gū)每(měi)天(tiān)清(qīng)晨(chén)都(dōu)念(niàn)经(jīng)。

That Buddhist nun chants scriptures every morning.

02

这(zhè)座(zuò)尼(ní)姑(gū)庵(ān)已(yǐ)经(jīng)有(yǒu)几(jǐ)百(bǎi)年(nián)历(lì)史(shǐ)了(le)。

This Buddhist nunnery has a history of several hundred years.

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