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Visit to a Temple (Part 1)

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ID: 2270 Upper Intermediate
Shhhhh! Be quiet! This is a place of worship! In this lesson, ChinesePod heads to a Buddhist temple to learn about the layout and architecture of a Buddhist temple.
John,Dilu
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远近闻名 yuǎnjìnwénmíng well-known, renowned
灵隐寺 Língyǐnsì Lingyin Temple
烧香 shāoxiāng to burn incense
许愿 xǔyuàn to make a wish
这就是远近闻名的灵隐寺啊
zhè 这jiùshì 就是yuǎnjìnwénmíng 远近闻名de 的Língyǐnsì 灵隐寺a 啊
This is the world renowned Lingyin Temple?
嗯你看来烧香许愿的人多吧
ng4 嗯nǐ 你kàn 看lái 来shāoxiāng 烧香xǔyuàn 许愿de 的rén 人duō 多ba 吧
Yeah, look, a lot of people have come to burn incense and pray.
好像中国的寺庙都差不多没什么特别的
hǎoxiàng 好像Zhōngguó 中国de 的sìmiào 寺庙dōu 都chàbuduō 差不多méi shénme 没什么tèbié 特别de 的
It seems like every other Chinese temple. There's nothing special about it.
布局是大同小异一般规模较大的寺都有三座殿这三座殿依次建在一条线上排列得很整齐你看最外面的是天王殿天王殿的后面是大雄宝殿大雄宝殿后面还有一个殿
bùjú 布局shì 是dàtóngxiǎoyì 大同小异yībān 一般guīmó 规模jiào 较dà 大de 的sì 寺dōu 都yǒu 有sān 三zuò 座diàn 殿zhè 这sān 三zuò 座diàn 殿yīcì 依次jiàn 建zài 在yī 一tiáo 条xiàn 线shàng 上páiliè 排列de 得hěn 很zhěngqí 整齐nǐ 你kàn 看zuì 最wàimian 外面de 的shì 是Tiānwángdiàn 天王殿Tiānwángdiàn 天王殿de 的hòumian 后面shì 是Dàxióngbǎodiàn 大雄宝殿Dàxióngbǎodiàn 大雄宝殿hòumian 后面háiyǒu 还有yī 一gè 个diàn 殿
The layout is largely the same, but with small differences. Usually large scale temples have three halls. These three halls are constructed in one line, and are lined up precisely. Look, the one on the outside is the Hall of the Gods, and behind it is the Precious Hall of the Great Hero. Behind the Precious Hall of the Great Hero is another hall.
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