chà

Traditional: 剎

刹 (chà) is a Chinese word meaning “Buddhist monastery, temple or shrine (abbr. for 剎多羅|刹多罗[cha4 duo1 luo2], Sanskrit "ksetra")”.

Meanings

  1. 1Buddhist monastery, temple or shrine (abbr. for 剎多羅|刹多罗[cha4 duo1 luo2], Sanskrit "ksetra")

Related words

刹车to brake (when driving)刹to brake一刹那a moment刹那an instant (Sanskrit: ksana); split second; the twinkling of an eye急刹车emergency braking古刹old Buddhist temple刹住to stop什刹海Shichahai, scenic area of northwest Beijing with three lakes刹不住unable to brake (stop)刹停to brake to a halt刹把brake lever刹时in a flash

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