石窟

shíkū
noun #67,044

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 grotto; cave temple (often with Buddhist carvings)
  2. 2 rock cave

Examples

HSK 7-9
Dūnhuáng shíkū shì shìjiè wénhuà yíchǎn.
The Dunhuang Grottoes are a World Heritage Site.
HSK 7-9
Lóngmén shíkū lǐ yǒu chéngqiānshàngwàn zūn fóxiàng.
The Longmen Grottoes contain tens of thousands of Buddha statues.

Tips

culture
China's four great Buddhist grotto complexes are 敦煌莫高窟 (Mogao/Dunhuang), 云冈石窟 (Yungang), 龙门石窟 (Longmen), and 麦积山石窟 (Maijishan). Carved from the 4th-14th centuries, they preserve sculpture, murals, and manuscripts from the Silk Road era.

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