石窟
shí kū
Pinyin

Definition

石窟
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shí kū
  1. rock cave
  2. grotto
  3. cliff caves (often with Buddhist statues)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

一石二鸟
yī shí èr niǎo
  1. 1 to kill two birds with one stone (idiom)
宝石
bǎo shí
  1. 1 precious stone
  2. 2 gem
  3. 3 classifier: 枚 méi
  4. 4 classifier: 颗 kē
石
Shí
  1. 1 surname Shi
石化
shí huà
  1. 1 to petrify
  2. 2 petrochemical industry
石家庄
Shí jiā zhuāng
  1. 1 Shijiazhuang prefecture level city and capital of Hebei Province 河北省[Hé běi Shěng] in north China

Idioms (20)

一石二鸟
yī shí èr niǎo
  1. 1 to kill two birds with one stone (idiom)
他山之石可以攻玉
tā shān zhī shí kě yǐ gōng yù
  1. 1 lit. the other mountain's stone can polish jade (idiom); to improve oneself by accepting criticism from outside
  2. 2 to borrow talent from abroad to develop the nation effectively
以卵击石
yǐ luǎn jī shí
  1. 1 lit. to strike a stone with egg (idiom); to attempt the impossible
  2. 2 to invite disaster by overreaching oneself
坚如磐石
jiān rú pán shí
  1. 1 solid as a boulder (idiom); absolutely secure
  2. 2 rock-firm and unyielding
安如磐石
ān rú pán shí
  1. 1 as solid as rock (idiom); as sure as houses

Sample Sentences

兵马俑的气势我是领教过了。还真有意思，法老想通过金字塔变成太阳神，隔了2500多年的秦始皇却想在另一个世界继续统治他的千军万马。对了，我还想去欣赏我们的石窟艺术和瓷器展览。
bīngmǎyǒng de qìshì wǒ shì lǐngjiào guò le 。hái zhēn yǒuyìsi ，fǎlǎo xiǎng tōngguò jīnzìtǎ biànchéng tàiyángshén ，gé le èrqiān wǔbǎi duō nián de qín shǐ huáng què xiǎng zài lìngyīgeshìjiè jìxù tǒngzhì tā de qiānjūnwànmǎ 。duìle ，wǒ hái xiǎng qù xīnshǎng wǒmen de shíkū yìshù hé cíqì zhǎnlǎn 。
I have indeed experienced the grandeur of the terracotta army. Isn’t it funny that the pharaohs wanted to become Sun Gods by building pyramids, yet 2500 years later Qin ShiHuang wants to continue to rule his huge army in the another world. Oh yeah, I also want to visit the cave art and porcelain exhibition.
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