紫竹林

Zǐzhúlín

noun

Meanings

1 Purple Bamboo Grove (Buddhist place name)
2 the legendary abode of Guanyin (Avalokitesvara)
3 common name for temples, gardens and place names

Characters

Examples

HSK 7-9

传说观音菩萨住在紫竹林。

Chuánshuō Guānyīn Púsà zhù zài Zǐzhúlín.

Legend says Guanyin Bodhisattva dwells in the Purple Bamboo Grove.

HSK 7-9

天津的紫竹林曾是租界区。

Tiānjīn de Zǐzhúlín céng shì zūjiè qū.

Tianjin's Zizhulin was once a foreign concession area.

Tips

culture

紫竹林 is most famously associated with Guanyin's island residence on 普陀山 (Mount Putuo) in Zhejiang. It also denotes a historic neighborhood in Tianjin where 19th-century European concessions were established.

Stroke Order

紫 zǐ

竹 zhú

林 lín