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English term or phrase:	seeker
Chinese translation:	求道者
Entered by:	Jason See

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02:49 Oct 26, 2005

English to Chinese translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Philosophy / spirituality

English term or phrase: seeker

a person who tries to gain insight from a spiritual guru.

Jason See KudoZ activity Questions: 55 (4 open) (1 closed without grading) Answers: 9 Singapore
Local time: 19:13

求道者

Explanation:
修道者,習道者

Selected response from:

Angus Woo
Hong Kong
Local time: 19:13

Grading comment

唔該晒!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

4 +2

探索者

Jianming

4 +1

求道者

Angus Woo

靈修者

Nai-Ching Ting

(英国 17世纪的)求正教徒

Chinoise

悟道者

chinesetrans

求索

lai an

追尋者

Wenjer Leuschel

Answers

6 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

探索者

Explanation:
探索者

Jianming
China
Local time: 19:13
Native speaker of:

Chinese
PRO pts in category: 4

2 hrs confidence:

追尋者

Explanation:
An alternative: 追尋者

追尋真理、追尋啟蒙的人

Wenjer Leuschel
Taiwan
Local time: 19:13
Native speaker of:

Chinese

2 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

求道者

Explanation:
修道者,習道者

Angus Woo
Hong Kong
Local time: 19:13
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Chinese
PRO pts in category: 12

Grading comment

唔該晒!

3 hrs confidence:

求索

Explanation:
[DOC] 马克思主义研究＝ Studies on Marxism
File Format: Microsoft Word 2000 - View as HTML
Another one:

中国宗教＝Religions in China. ISSN 1006-7558 CN11-3598 82-44 6462Q. y. 28.
宗教学研究＝Religious studies ... 求是学刊＝Seeking truth. ISSN 1000-7504 CN23-1070
14-25 BM468. y. 65. 求索=Seeker. ISSN1001-490X CN43-1008 ...
kjc.sytu.edu.cn/chenguo/zgrwqkyl.doc - Similar pages

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lai an
New Zealand
Local time: 00:13
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 4

10 hrs confidence:

(英国 17世纪的)求正教徒

Explanation:
(英国 17世纪的)求正教徒

（...as you are talking about "gaining insight from a spiritual guru")

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Note added at 2005-10-26 12:57:44 (GMT)
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Divine Seeker: 神力寻者

Chinoise
Canada
Local time: 07:13
Native speaker of:

Chinese

16 hrs confidence:

靈修者

Explanation:
由於靈修者仍然在道的途中尋求上師的指引，此詞彙似乎較符合asker所賦予的英文定義。靈修者除了被動的追尋外，尚有些自己仍需主動努力的味道，那麼和seeker用在一般的文章中的意義就有稍許微妙的不同。

Nai-Ching Ting
United States
Local time: 05:13
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Chinese
PRO pts in category: 7

22 hrs confidence:

悟道者

Explanation:
1.Gain means acquire.
2.悟道[grasp the truth] 领会道理,佛教指领会佛理. E.g.悟道成佛.
3.Follow the spiritual guru,应该是领悟其spirituality，得到那些只可意会不可言传的东西，即gain insight 。
4.因此，悟道者更恰当些。

chinesetrans
China
Local time: 19:13
Native speaker of:

Chinese