吴哥窟

吳哥窟
Wúgēkū
proper noun

Meanings

  1. 1 Angkor Wat, the great temple near Siem Reap, Cambodia

Examples

HSK 2
Wǒmen zǎoshang wǔ diǎn qǐchuáng, qù Wúgēkū kàn rìchū.
We got up at five and went to Angkor Wat to watch the sunrise.
HSK 7-9
Wúgēkū jiàn yú shí'èr shìjì, yuánlái shì yí zuò Yìndùjiào sìmiào.
Angkor Wat was built in the twelfth century and was originally a Hindu temple.

Tips

usage
窟 normally means a cave or grotto, as in 莫高窟, but Angkor Wat is a free-standing stone temple, also called 吴哥寺, "Angkor Temple". 吴哥 alone is the wider Angkor site, including the walled city 吴哥城. Its towers appear on the Cambodian flag.

Stroke Order

吴 Wú
哥 gē
窟 kū