住持

zhù chí

Dictionary entry

to administer a monastery Buddhist or Daoist

What does 住持 mean?

住持 (zhù chí) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to administer a monastery Buddhist or Daoist

2abbot

3head monk

Character breakdown

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住zhùto live; to reside; to stay · to stop; to cease 持chíto hold · to grasp

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How to pronounce 住持

住持

zhù chí

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