尼姑庵

nígū'ān

noun #85,788

Measure Word

一座尼姑庵 zuò

Meanings

1 Buddhist nunnery
2 convent of Buddhist nuns

Characters

Examples

HSK 4

山上有一座尼姑庵。

Shān shàng yǒu yí zuò nígū'ān.

There is a Buddhist nunnery on the mountain.

HSK 7-9

她看破红尘，在尼姑庵里出家了。

Tā kànpò-hóngchén, zài nígū'ān lǐ chūjiā le.

Disillusioned with the world, she became a nun at a nunnery.

Tips

usage

Monks live in a 寺 or 寺庙; nuns live in an 庵, which everyday speech lengthens to 尼姑庵. 尼姑 is the everyday word for a nun; the formal term is 比丘尼.

Stroke Order

尼 ní

姑 gū

庵 ān