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寺院 meaning in English

sìyuàn

cloister; temple

15 strokes

Meaning of 寺院

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

sìyuàn
  1. cloister
  2. temple
  3. monastery

Measure word: 座

寺院 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

祖zǔ母mǔ的de骨gǔ灰huī在zài寺sì院yuàn的de骨gǔ灰huī瓮wèng里lǐ。
Grandmother's ashes are in an urn at the temple.
京jīng都dū以yǐ它tā的de祭jì坛tán和hé寺sì院yuàn而ér闻wén名míng。
Kyoto is famous for its shrines and temples.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

寺 sì · Buddhist temple · 6 strokes

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  6. 6

院 yuàn · courtyard · 9 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 寺院.

医院yīyuànhospital
学院xuéyuàncollege; educational institute
电影院diànyǐngyuàncinema; movie theater
院子yuànzicourtyard; garden
出院chūyuànto leave hospital; to be discharged from hospital
院长yuànzhǎngthe head of an institution whose name ends in 院[yuan4]; chair of a board; university presi
住院zhùyuànto stay in hospital; to be hospitalized
法院fǎyuàncourt of law; court
剧院jùyuàntheater
寺庙sìmiàotemple; monastery
养老院yǎnglǎoyuànnursing home
少林寺Shàolín SìShaolin Temple, Buddhist monastery famous for its kung fu monks

Questions about 寺院

What does 寺院 mean?

寺院 (sìyuàn) means "cloister; temple".

How do you write 寺院?

寺院 is made of 2 characters: 寺 (6 strokes), 院 (9 strokes). That is 15 strokes in total.