功德林

Gōngdélín

noun

Meanings

1 Gongdelin (Shanghai vegetarian restaurant)
2 "grove of merit and virtue" (Buddhist term)

Characters

merit; achievement

Examples

HSK 7-9

功德林是上海最有名的素菜馆之一。

Gōngdélín shì Shànghǎi zuì yǒumíng de sùcài guǎn zhīyī.

Gongdelin is one of the most famous vegetarian restaurants in Shanghai.

HSK 7-9

来功德林吃一顿斋，清清肠胃。

Lái Gōngdélín chī yí dùn zhāi, qīngqing chángwèi.

Come to Gongdelin for a vegetarian meal to clean out your stomach.

In Pop Culture

功德林 Gōngdélín

Gongdelin Vegetarian Restaurant

Shanghai Buddhist-vegetarian restaurant founded in 1922 on Huanghe Road, famous for its mock-meat banquet cuisine (素鸭, 素火腿, 罗汉斋). Designated a China Time-honoured Brand (中华老字号), with a Beijing branch that has fed visiting dignitaries since the 1980s.

Stroke Order

功 gōng

德 dé

林 lín