寺庙

寺廟
sìmiào
noun HSK 7 #13,381

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 temple (Buddhist or general)

Characters

originally meant a government office, then became the word for Buddhist temples. is for folk religion shrines. Together they cover temples in general.

Examples

Shān shàng yǒu yí zuò gǔlǎo de sìmiào.
There is an ancient temple on the mountain.
Wǒmen qù sìmiào shāoxiāng.
Let's go to the temple to burn incense.

Tips

culture
Strictly speaking, is for Buddhist temples and is for Taoist/folk religion temples, but in everyday Chinese 寺庙 is used as a general word for any temple.

Stroke Order

miào