Meaning
temple; monastery
Chinese: 祭祀祖先或神灵的建筑。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “miao” becomes a different word in each tone. 庙 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 寺庙sì miàotemple; monastery; shrine
- 庙会miào huìtemple fair
- 庙主miào zhǔhead priest of a temple
- 神庙shén miàotemple
- 庙号miào hàotemple name of a deceased Chinese emperor
Example Sentence
山上有一座香火很旺的古庙。Shān shàng yǒu yí zuò xiāng huǒ hěn wàng de gǔ miào.On the mountain there is an old temple with many worshippers.
山Shānmountain上shàngon有yǒuto have一yíone座zuòseat香火xiāng huǒincense burning in front o很hěnvery旺wàngprosperous的deof古gǔancient庙miàotemple。