赞美主
zànměi zhǔ
The English phrase "praise the lord" is translated into Chinese as 赞美主 (zànměi zhǔ).
The phrase 赞美主 is a standard expression used in Chinese Christian contexts to express worship or gratitude to God.
Meaning: phrase used to thank God (intj)
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of two parts: 赞美 (zànměi), which means to praise or extol and 主 (zhǔ), which means Lord or Master.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Cantonese, people commonly use the traditional character form 讚美主 to mean "Praise the Lord".
How do you pronounce it?
zànměi zhǔ
When do people say it?
The phrase is used specifically within Christian contexts to thank or worship God.
Did you know?
- In modern digital culture, the first character of this phrase, 赞 (zàn), has become the standard term for a social media 'Like'.
- In traditional Chinese social structures, the word 主 (zhǔ) referred to the master of a household or a landlord, denoting total authority over a property and its inhabitants.
- The term 主 (zhǔ) is also used in the grammatical term 主语 (zhǔyǔ) to describe the 'subject' of a sentence, the central element that controls the action.
Examples in context
- 赞美主。Praise the Lord!This sentence is useful for expressing the exclamation "Praise the Lord!"Tatoeba #8856244 by iiujik, translation #2594384 by Hybrid
- 明天教堂的致词应该包含赞美主。The sermon tomorrow at the church should include praising the Lord.
- 我们要赞美主。Wǒmen yào zànměi zhǔ.We should praise the lord.
- 心中要赞美主。Xīnzhōng yào zànměi zhǔ.One should praise the lord in their heart.
Example conversation
Yuting and Wei are discussing a miracle recovery.
- 雨婷 Yuting赞美主，我的奶奶康复了。Zànměi Zhǔ, wǒ de nǎinai kāngfù le.Praise the Lord, my grandmother has recovered.
- 伟 Wei这真是太好了，雨婷。Zhè zhēnshì tài hǎo le, Yǔtíng.That is truly wonderful, Yuting.
- 雨婷 Yuting我们真的很幸运。Wǒmen zhēnde hěn xìngyùn.We are really lucky.
- 伟 Wei是的，感谢上帝。Shì de, gǎnxiè Shàngdì.Yes, thank God.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
