Dictionary/宗

宗

宗 zōng

ㄗㄨㄥ
MHSK 7-9
1school
2sect
3purpose
4model
5ancestor
6clan
7to take as one's model (in academic or artistic work)
8classifier for batches, items, cases (medical or legal), reservoirs

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Examples

tā men他们shǔ yú属于nǎ哪yí一gè个fó jiào佛教zōng宗pài派?
他们属于哪一个佛教宗派?
Which Buddhist school of thought do they belong to?
佛教思想分为哪一些宗派?
Which schools is Buddhist thought divided into?
你曾是一宗司法案件的证人?
Have you ever served as a witness in a court case?

See also: words & characters pronounced zōng