修道院

Mandarin · pinyin xiū dào yuàn

Meanings

  1. monastery
  2. convent
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修
xiū · study; repair; cultivate
道
dào · path, road, street; method, way
院
yuàn · courtyard, yard, court; school
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1–4–4 · xiu1 dao4 yuan4

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sau1 dou6 jyun2

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noun

  1. (Christianity) convent; monastery

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