少林寺 (shào lín sì): Meaning, Examples & Usage
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少林寺
少林寺
(shào lín sì): Shaolin Temple (noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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少 • shào • few • HSK 2.0 L1
HSK 1
shào
少
few
林 • lín • forest; woods; grove
lín
林
forest; woods; grove
寺 • sì • temple • HSK 3.0 · L7-9
HSK 3.0 · L7-9
sì
寺
temple
Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 少林寺.
Words with
少
多少
duō shao
how much/many?
减少
jiǎn shǎo
to reduce; to cut back; decrease
少年
shào nián
early youth
少数
shǎo shù
small number
少见
shǎo jiàn
rare; seldom seen
少量
shǎo liàng
a smidgen
缺少
quē shǎo
lack
至少
zhì shǎo
at least
Words with
林
树林
shù lín
Shulin city in New Taipei City 市, Taiwan
森林
sēn lín
forest
园林
yuán lín
gardens; park
丛林
cóng lín
Jungle
Words with
寺
寺庙
sì miào
temple
寺院
sì yuàn
temple (Buddhist)
清真寺
qīng zhēn sì
mosque
林子
lín zi
woods; forest
柏林
bó lín
Berlin (city)
翰林
hàn lín
member of the Imperial Academy
菲林
fēi lín
film (for photography)
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Example Sentences with 少林寺
Shào
少
lín
林
Sì
寺
zài
在
hé
河
nán
南
shěng
省
。
Shaolin Temple is in Henan Province.
hěn
很
duō
多
yóu
游
kè
客
qù
去
Shào
少
lín
林
Sì
Shào
少
lín
林
Sì
寺
bù
不
jǐn
仅
shì
是
fó
佛
jiào
寺
kàn
看
gōng
功
fu
夫
biǎo
表
yǎn
演
。
Many tourists go to Shaolin Temple to watch kung fu performances.
教
shèng
圣
dì
地
，
yě
也
shì
是
zhōng
中
guó
国
wǔ
武
shù
术
de
的
zhòng
重
yào
要
fā
发
yuán
源
dì
地
。
Shaolin Temple is not only a Buddhist sacred site but also an important birthplace of Chinese martial arts.
