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God in Chinese

god · HSK 6

神 shén

希腊神话里有很多神。 There are many gods in Greek mythology.

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How do you say god in Chinese?

God in Chinese is 神 (shén). You can also say 天 (tiān).

Which word should I use?

Start with the first one: it is the easiest on the HSK list. The others say it too, often in a more formal way or for a narrower sense; each one’s page has real sentences that show how it is used.

Where do these words come from?

Our own dictionary’s meanings for the official HSK word list. A word is shown for an English word when that is one of its first meanings; the easiest word whose first meaning it is comes first.

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