sì
寺 (sì) is a Chinese word meaning “Buddhist temple; mosque; government office (old)”.
Meanings
- 1Buddhist temple
- 2mosque
- 3government office (old)
- Part of speech
- noun
Related words
清真寺mosque寺庙temple寺院cloister少林寺Shaolin Temple, Buddhist monastery famous for its kung fu monks佛寺Buddhist temple冏寺same as 太僕寺|太仆寺[Tai4 pu2 si4], Court of imperial stud, office originally charged with horse breeding大寺院abbey跑了和尚，跑不了寺the monk can run away, but the temple won't run with him (idiom)金山寺Jinshan Temple, where Fahai lives (from Madam White Snake)鸿胪寺(archaic) office in charge of ceremony and protocol南普陀寺Nanputuo Temple in Xiamen 廈門|厦门[Xia4 men2]哲蚌寺Drepung monastery, Lhasa, Tibet