神像

shén xiàng · shen xiang

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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  1. likeness of a god or Buddha
  2. (old) portrait of the deceased

In a sentence

2 examples
01

庙(miào)里(lǐ)那(nà)尊(zūn)神(shén)像(xiàng)已(yǐ)经(jīng)有(yǒu)好(hǎo)几(jǐ)百(bǎi)年(nián)历(lì)史(shǐ)了(le)。

That statue of a deity in the temple is already several hundred years old.

02

他(tā)每(měi)天(tiān)早(zǎo)晨(chén)都(dōu)会(huì)在(zài)神(shén)像(xiàng)前(qián)点(diǎn)一(yí)炷(zhù)香(xiāng)。

He burns a stick of incense in front of the statue of the deity every morning.

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