寺 (sì) — Buddhist temple; mosque (in 清真寺)
Definition
寺 (sì) is the building itself; 寺庙 is the more general term for a temple (Buddhist or Taoist). 寺 also extends to a mosque in 清真寺.
noun
Buddhist templemosque (in 清真寺)
Measure word · 座
Easily confused
- 封fēnglook-alike(classifier) for letters, telegrams, and other sealed messages or documents
- 四sìsound-alikefour
- 塞sāilook-alike(verb) to stuff, to squeeze in; to block, to stop up
- 至zhìlook-alike(verb, literary) to arrive
- 堂tánglook-alike(noun) hall, large room for a specific purpose
- 塌tālook-aliketo collapse (of structures, etc.)
Examples
- 寺。Wǒ men míng tiān qù cān guān nà zuò sì.We'll go visit that temple tomorrow.
- 寺。Zhè zuò sì yǒu yì qiān duō nián de lì shǐ le.This temple has a history of over a thousand years.
- 。Chéng shì lǐ yǒu yí zuò hěn dà de qīng zhēn sì.There is a very large mosque in the city.
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