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🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

瑜伽士

Pronunciation / Transliteration: yú jiā shì

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Yogi/ˈjoʊ.ɡi/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #8500 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"这位瑜伽士已经在喜马拉雅山修行多年。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A person who practices yoga, particularly one who has achieved a high level of spiritual insight and physical mastery.

    "The experienced yogi demonstrated advanced meditation techniques."
  2. 2

    An ascetic or mystic who has taken vows of renunciation and practices spiritual discipline.

    "Ancient texts often describe hermits and yogis living in the Himalayan mountains."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Sanskrit word yogin, referring to a practitioner of yoga. It entered English in the late 19th century through the spread of Eastern philosophies and spiritual practices to the West.

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