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Meaning of 寺

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Pinyin:
English Definition: Buddhist temple; mosque; government office (old)
Chinese Definition:
①古代官署名:太常寺(古代掌管宗庙礼仪的官署)。鸿胪寺(略同于现代的礼宾司)。
②佛教出家人居住的地方:佛寺。寺观(guàn)。
③伊斯兰教徒礼拜、讲经的地方:清真寺。
Total strokes: 6; Radical:
Ideographic: An offering in your hand
Character Formation:
  • Above to below
    • [ ] soil, earth; items made of earth
    • [ cùn ] inch; small, tiny
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Example Words
寺庙 miào temple; monastery; shrine
清真寺 qīng zhēn mosque
寺院 yuàn cloister; temple; monastery; Classifiers:
佛寺 Buddhist temple
法源寺 yuán Fayuan or Source of the Law temple in Beijing
More: 寺* | *寺 | *寺*
Example Sentences
1
穿
Dressed in traditional robes and pulling a suitcase containing gifts for the abbot, a Buddhist monk nears the end of a month-long walk to the Shaolin Temple, located at the foot of the Song Mountains.
2
西
访
Every thing being settled between them, Mr. Darcy's next step was to make your uncle acquainted with it, and he first called in Gracechurch-street the evening before I came home.
3
西西
The Sijiazhuang minefield in Xiyang County, Shanxi Province is located in the Yangquan mining area strike transition from NW to NS zone, had experienced three stressing actions early or late.
4
They were mostly written by young Buddhist monks of various monasteries.
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When they are not sloshing one another with colors, celebrants in Vrindavan spend much of their time in Banke Bihari, which is considered the favorite temple of the Hindu figure, Lord Krishna.