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僧院
sēng yuàn
Pinyin
Definition
僧院
-
sēng yuàn
abbey
Buddhist monastery
vihara
Character Decomposition
僧
亻
丷
口
丨
丷
日
院
阝
宀
二
儿
Related Words
(20)
唐僧
Táng sēng
1
Xuanzang (602-664) Tang dynasty Buddhist monk and translator, who traveled to India 629-645
学院
xué yuàn
1
college
2
educational institute
3
school
4
faculty
5
CL:所[suǒ]
影院
yǐng yuàn
1
cinema
2
movie theater
法院
fǎ yuàn
1
court of law
2
court
医院
yī yuàn
1
hospital
2
CL:所[suǒ],家[jiā],座[zuò]
电影院
diàn yǐng yuàn
1
cinema
2
movie theater
3
CL:家[jiā],座[zuò]
中科院
Zhōng kē yuàn
1
abbr. for 中國社會科學院|中国社会科学院[Zhōng guó Shè huì Kē xué yuàn], Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)
住院
zhù yuàn
1
to be in hospital
2
to be hospitalized
僧人
sēng rén
1
monk
入院
rù yuàn
1
to enter hospital
2
to be hospitalized
出院
chū yuàn
1
to leave hospital
2
to be discharged from hospital
副院长
fù yuàn zhǎng
1
deputy chair of board
2
vice-president (of a university etc)
剧院
jù yuàn
1
theater
2
CL:家[jiā],座[zuò]
博物院
bó wù yuàn
1
museum
商学院
shāng xué yuàn
1
business school
2
university of business studies
四合院
sì hé yuàn
1
courtyard house with a fully enclosed courtyard (type of Chinese residence)
国务院
Guó wù yuàn
1
State Council (PRC)
2
State Department (USA)
大院
dà yuàn
1
courtyard (surrounded by many buildings)
2
compound
3
great institution
妓院
jì yuàn
1
brothel
2
whorehouse
孤儿院
gū ér yuàn
1
orphanage
2
child asylum
Idioms
(2)
不看僧面看佛面
bù kàn sēng miàn kàn fó miàn
1
lit. not for the monk's sake but for the Buddha's sake (idiom)
2
fig. (to do sth for sb) out of deference to sb else
僧多粥少
sēng duō zhōu shǎo
1
lit. many monks and not much gruel (idiom)
2
fig. not enough to go around
3
demand exceeds supply
Sample Sentences