shèng xián

Traditional: 聖賢

HSK 7–9

圣贤 (shèng xián) is a Chinese word meaning “a sage; wise and holy man; virtuous ruler”.

Meanings

  1. 1a sage
  2. 2wise and holy man
  3. 3virtuous ruler
  4. 4Buddhist lama
  5. 5wine
Part of speech
noun

Characters in 圣贤

圣kū · (literary) to dig with persistent effort (e.g. to gather wild vegetables)贤xián · worthy or virtuous person

Related words

圣(literary) to dig with persistent effort (e.g. to gather wild vegetables)圣(bound form) peerless (in wisdom, moral virtue, skill etc)圣variant of 聖|圣[sheng4]圣诞Christmas圣诞节Christmas time圣诞老人Father Christmas; Santa Claus圣经the Confucian classics神圣divine圣地亚哥Santiago, capital of Chile圣母goddess圣母the Virgin Mary圣人sage

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