庙 (廟)
miào
Pinyin

Definition

庙 (廟)
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miào
  1. temple
  2. ancestral shrine
  3. CL:座[zuò]
  4. temple fair
  5. great imperial hall
  6. imperial

Character Decomposition

Related Words (14)

寺庙
sì miào
  1. 1 temple
  2. 2 monastery
  3. 3 shrine
庙
miào
  1. 1 temple
  2. 2 ancestral shrine
  3. 3 classifier: 座 zuò
  4. 4 temple fair
  5. 5 great imperial hall
  6. 6 imperial
庙会
miào huì
  1. 1 temple fair
庙宇
miào yǔ
  1. 1 temple
神庙
shén miào
  1. 1 temple (nonspecific)

Idioms (4)

大水冲了龙王庙
dà shuǐ chōng le Lóng Wáng miào
  1. 1 lit. surging waters flooded the Dragon King temple (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to fail to recognize a familiar person
  3. 3 a dispute between close people who fail to recognize each other
宁拆十座庙，不毁一桩婚
níng chāi shí zuò miào , bù huì yī zhuāng hūn
  1. 1 rather destroy ten temples than a single marriage (idiom)
跑了和尚跑不了庙
pǎo le hé shàng pǎo bù liǎo miào
  1. 1 the monk can run away, but the temple won't run with him (idiom)
  2. 2 you can run this time, but you'll have to come back
  3. 3 I'll get you sooner or later
  4. 4 also written 跑得了和尚，跑不了廟|跑得了和尚，跑不了庙[pǎo dé liǎo hé shàng , pǎo bù liǎo miào]
跑得了和尚，跑不了庙
pǎo dé liǎo hé shàng , pǎo bù liǎo miào
  1. 1 the monk can run away, but the temple won't run with him (idiom)
  2. 2 you can run this time, but you'll have to come back
  3. 3 I'll get you sooner or later

Sample Sentences

是吗？那你知道你应该去拜哪一间寺庙了吗？
shìma ？nà nǐ zhīdào nǐ yīnggāi qù bài nǎ yī jiān sìmiào le ma ？
Really? Then do you know which temples to go and worship at?
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是呀，京都建筑受到唐朝影响，许多保存至今，不像我们为了游客而建造的一些粗制滥造的寺庙，不过话说回来，我倒是可以给你推荐京都的一家寺庙。
shì ya ，jīngdōu jiànzhù shòudào Tángcháo yǐngxiǎng ，xǔduō bǎocún zhìjīn ，bù xiàng wǒmen wèile yóukè ér jiànzào de yīxiē cūzhìlànzào de sìmiào ，bùguò huàshuōhuílai ，wǒ dàoshì kěyǐ gěi nǐ tuījiàn Jīngdōu de yī jiā sìmiào 。
Yes, the architecture of Kyoto was influenced by the Tang dynasty, and much of it has been preserved to this day, unlike the crudely built temples that we construct for tourists, but getting back to the point, I can recommend a temple for you.
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这个…京都的寺庙实在是太多了！有的俭朴雅致、有的金碧辉煌，不过我想不管去哪儿应该都会有种重回大唐盛世之感！
zhè ge …jīngdōu de sìmiào shízàishì tài duō le ！yǒude jiǎnpú yǎzhì 、yǒude jīnbìhuīhuáng ，bùguò wǒ xiǎng bùguǎn qù nǎr yīnggāi dōuhuì yǒuzhǒng chónghuí dàtáng shèngshì zhī gǎn ！
This... there are really so many temples in Kyoto! Some are simple and elegant, while others are ornate and splendid! However, I think that no matter where you go, you'll still be struck with the strong sensation that you've returned to the splendour of the height of the Tang dynasty!
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我们这座小庙，供不起你这尊大佛，还是请你离开吧。
wǒmen zhè zuò xiǎo miào ，gōng bù qǐ nǐ zhè zūn dà fó ，háishì qǐng nǐ líkāi ba 。
This little temple of ours cannot support a big Buddha like you. Could you please leave.
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老人家都相信这个。去庙里求一点香灰，觉得孩子喝下去会好。
lǎorénjiā dōu xiāngxìn zhè ge 。qù miào lǐ qiú yīdiǎn xiānghuī ，juéde háizi hē xiàqu huì hǎo 。
Old people all believe in this stuff. They'll go to a temple and get some incense ash, thinking that if a kid drinks it, they'll get better.
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好像中国的寺庙都差不多，没什么特别的。
hǎoxiàng Zhōngguó de sìmiào dōu chàbuduō ，méi shénme tèbié de 。
It seems like every other Chinese temple. There's nothing special about it.
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去了，挺好玩的，有很多寺庙和和尚。
qù le ，tǐng hǎowán de ，yǒu hěn duō sìmiào hé héshang 。
I did. It was quite fun. There were many temples and monks.
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我去了城隍庙，还去了南京路。在南京路上我遇到了一个漂亮的中国女孩，她带我去喝了茶。
wǒ qù le Chénghuángmiào ，hái qù le Nánjīng Lù 。zài Nánjīng Lù shàng wǒ yùdào le yī ge piàoliang de Zhōngguó nǚhái ，tā dài wǒ qù hē le chá 。
I went to the Chenghuang Temple and Nanjing Road. I met a really beautiful Chinese girl on Nanjing Road. She took me to drink tea with her.
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从前有座山，山上有座庙。庙里有一个老和尚和一个小和尚。老和尚对小和尚说："从前有座山，山上有座庙。..."
cóngqián yǒu zuò shān ，shān shàng yǒu zuò miào 。miào lǐ yǒu yī ge lǎo héshang hé yī ge xiǎo héshang 。lǎo héshang duì xiǎo héshang shuō ："cóngqián yǒu zuò shān ，shān shàng yǒu zuò miào 。..."
Long ago, there was a mountain. On the mountain, there was a temple. In the temple there was an old monk, and a young monk. The old monk said to the young monk, 'Long ago, there was a mountain. On the mountain there was a temple'...
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为了了解和尚的生活，他去了寺庙。
wèile liǎojiě héshang de shēnghuó ，tā qù le sìmiào 。
In order to understand the life of a monk, he went to a temple.
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