寺庙

寺廟
sìmiào
noun HSK 7-9 #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

HSK 4
Wǒmen qù sìmiào shāoxiāng.
Let's go to the temple to burn incense.
HSK 5
Shānshàng yǒu yí zuò gǔlǎo de sìmiào.
There is an ancient temple on the mountain.

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