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寺 sì

court, office; temple, monastery

Strokes
6
Level
HSK 6
Radical
寸
Type
Ideograph
Made of 土寸 ⿱土寸

Memory hint: An offering 土 in your hand 寸

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  1. 山上有一座古老的寺庙。
    Shān shàng yǒu yí zuò gǔlǎo de sìmiào.
    There's an old temple on the mountain.
    mountain on have one (measure) ancient (particle) temple
  2. 这座寺庙有多少年历史了？
    Zhè zuò sìmiào yǒu duōshao nián lìshǐ le?
    How many years of history does this temple have?
    this (measure) temple have how-many year history (particle)
  3. 我们去寺庙里走走吧。
    Wǒmen qù sìmiào lǐ zǒuzou ba.
    Let's go walk around the temple.
    we go temple in walk-walk (particle)
  4. 这座寺庙已经不接待游客了。
    Zhè zuò sìmiào yǐjīng bù jiēdài yóukè le.
    This temple no longer receives visitors.
    this (measure) temple already not receive visitor (particle)
  5. 每年春节，很多人都会去寺庙祈福。
    Měinián Chūnjié, hěn duō rén dōu huì qù sìmiào qífú.
    Every year during Spring Festival, many people go to temples to pray for blessings.
    every-year Spring-Festival, many person all will go temple pray-blessing

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