寺院
sì yuàn
Pinyin

Definition

寺院
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sì yuàn
  1. cloister
  2. temple
  3. monastery
  4. CL:座[zuò]

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

xué yuàn
  1. 1 college
  2. 2 educational institute
  3. 3 school
  4. 4 faculty
  5. 5 CL:所[suǒ]
Shào lín Sì
  1. 1 Shaolin Temple, Buddhist monastery famous for its kung fu monks
yǐng yuàn
  1. 1 cinema
  2. 2 movie theater
fǎ yuàn
  1. 1 court of law
  2. 2 court
yī yuàn
  1. 1 hospital
  2. 2 CL:所[suǒ],家[jiā],座[zuò]
diàn yǐng yuàn
  1. 1 cinema
  2. 2 movie theater
  3. 3 CL:家[jiā],座[zuò]
Zhōng kē yuàn
  1. 1 abbr. for 中國社會科學院|中国社会科学院[Zhōng guó Shè huì Kē xué yuàn], Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)
zhù yuàn
  1. 1 to be in hospital
  2. 2 to be hospitalized
rù yuàn
  1. 1 to enter hospital
  2. 2 to be hospitalized
chū yuàn
  1. 1 to leave hospital
  2. 2 to be discharged from hospital
fù yuàn zhǎng
  1. 1 deputy chair of board
  2. 2 vice-president (of a university etc)
jù yuàn
  1. 1 theater
  2. 2 CL:家[jiā],座[zuò]
bó wù yuàn
  1. 1 museum
shāng xué yuàn
  1. 1 business school
  2. 2 university of business studies
sì hé yuàn
  1. 1 courtyard house with a fully enclosed courtyard (type of Chinese residence)
Guó wù yuàn
  1. 1 State Council (PRC)
  2. 2 State Department (USA)
dà yuàn
  1. 1 courtyard (surrounded by many buildings)
  2. 2 compound
  3. 3 great institution
jì yuàn
  1. 1 brothel
  2. 2 whorehouse
gū ér yuàn
  1. 1 orphanage
  2. 2 child asylum
  1. 1 Buddhist temple
  2. 2 mosque
  3. 3 government office (old)

Idioms (1)

跑了和尚,跑不了寺
pǎo le hé shàng , pǎo bù liǎo sì
  1. 1 the monk can run away, but the temple won't run with him (idiom)
  2. 2 you can run this time, but you'll have to come back
  3. 3 I'll get you sooner or later

Sample Sentences

其实啊,少林功夫还和禅宗有着很大的联系。因为修禅也注重修养身体,再加上这么大的寺院也需要保护,所以逐渐形成了禅武合一的少林功夫。它身心并重,是中华文化的精华。
qíshí a ,shàolín gōngfū huán hé Chánzōng yǒu zhe hěn dà de liánxì 。yīnwèi xiū chán yě zhùzhòng xiūyǎng shēntǐ ,zài jiāshang zhème dà de sìyuàn yě xūyào bǎohù ,suǒyǐ zhújiàn xíngchéng le chán wǔ héyī de shàolín gōngfū 。tā shēnxīn bìngzhòng ,shì Zhōnghuá wénhuà de jīnghuá 。
Actually, Shaolin Kung Fu still has a strong link to Chan sect. Because the practice of Chan places importance on cultivation of the body, and such a large temple also needed protection, Chan and martial arts gradually merged into Shaolin Kung Fu. It lays equal stress on body and mind, and is the epitome of Chinese culture.
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