大修道院

dàxiūdàoyuàn
noun

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 abbey
  2. 2 large monastery or convent

Examples

Zhè zuò dàxiūdàoyuàn jiàn yú Zhōngshìjì.
This abbey was built in the Middle Ages.
Wēisīmǐnsītè dàxiūdàoyuàn shì Yīngguó de guójiā shèngdì.
Westminster Abbey is a national shrine of the United Kingdom.

Tips

usage
Used mainly for Christian (especially Catholic) abbeys in the Western sense. A regular 修道院 (xiūdàoyuàn) covers monasteries and convents in general — adding (large) elevates it to abbey status with an abbot/abbess at its head.

Stroke Order

xiū
dào
yuàn