圣

(bound form) holy; sacred

中至高、神圣、值得敬仰的zhìgāo、shénshèng、zhídehuì jìngyǎng de

• shèngjīngshìyīběnhěnzhòngyàodeshū.

  圣经是一本很重要的书。🔊

  The Bible is a very important book.

(bound form) peerless individual; paragon (sage, saint, emperor, master of a skill etc)

中道德高尚、智慧超群的人dàodé gāoshàng、zhìhuì chāoqun de rén

• kǒngzǐshìzhōngguógǔdàideshèngrén.

  孔子是中国古代的圣人。🔊

  Confucius was a sage of ancient China.

(literary) to dig with persistent effort (e.g. to gather wild vegetables)

中用力挖掘或采集yònglì wājué huò càijí