圣殿 (shèng diàn) — holy place, sanctuary, temple

Definition

Examples

• 这座圣殿建于两千年前，至今依然保存完好。
  Zhè zuò shèng diàn jiàn yú liǎng qiān nián qián, zhì jīn yī rán bǎo cún wán hǎo.
  This sanctuary was built two thousand years ago and is still well preserved today.
• 朝圣者不远千里来这座圣殿祈祷。
  Cháo shèng zhě bù yuǎn qiān lǐ lái zhè zuò shèng diàn qí dǎo.
  Pilgrims travel thousands of miles to pray at this holy place.
• 考古学家在沙漠中发掘出一座古老的圣殿。
  Kǎo gǔ xué jiā zài shā mò zhōng fā jué chū yí zuò gǔ lǎo de shèng diàn.
  Archaeologists excavated an ancient temple in the desert.