少林寺 Shào lín Sì ㄕㄠˋ ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄙˋ siu3 lam4 zi6 HSK 7-9
- Shaolin Temple, Buddhist monastery famous for its kung fu monks
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少
- 不少 bù shǎo ㄅㄨˋ ㄕㄠˇ bat1 siu2 many; quite a few; a good number of
- 多少 duō shǎo ㄉㄨㄛ ㄕㄠˇ do1 siu2 number; amount
- 多少 duō shao ㄉㄨㄛ ˙ㄕㄠ do1 siu2 how much?; how many?
- 少儿 少兒 shào ér ㄕㄠˋ ㄦˊ siu3 ji4 child
- 少女 shào nǚ ㄕㄠˋ ㄋㄩˇ siu3 neoi5 girl
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- 少年 shào nián ㄕㄠˋ ㄋㄧㄢˊ siu3 nin4 early youth
- 少数 少數 shǎo shù ㄕㄠˇ ㄕㄨˋ siu2 sou3 small number
- 少有 shǎo yǒu ㄕㄠˇ ㄧㄡˇ siu2 jau5 rare
- 少见 少見 shǎo jiàn ㄕㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄢˋ siu2 gin3 rare; seldom seen
- 少量 shǎo liàng ㄕㄠˇ ㄌㄧㄤˋ siu2 loeng6 a smidgen
- 最少 zuì shǎo ㄗㄨㄟˋ ㄕㄠˇ zeoi3 siu2 at least
- 减少 減少 jiǎn shǎo ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄕㄠˇ gaam2 siu2 to lessen; to decrease; to reduce; to lower
- 稀少 xī shǎo ㄒㄧ ㄕㄠˇ hei1 siu2 sparse
- 缺少 quē shǎo ㄑㄩㄝ ㄕㄠˇ kyut3 siu2 lack
- 至少 zhì shǎo ㄓˋ ㄕㄠˇ zi3 siu2 at least
- 少不了 shǎo bu liǎo ㄕㄠˇ ˙ㄅㄨ ㄌㄧㄠˇ siu2 bat1 liu5 cannot do without
- 极少数 極少數 jí shǎo shù ㄐㄧˊ ㄕㄠˇ ㄕㄨˋ gik6 siu2 sou3 extremely few
- 青少年 qīng shào nián ㄑㄧㄥ ㄕㄠˋ ㄋㄧㄢˊ cing1 siu3 nin4 adolescent
- 多多少少 duō duō shǎo shǎo ㄉㄨㄛ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄕㄠˇ ㄕㄠˇ do1 do1 siu2 siu2 to some extent
- 必不可少 bì bù kě shǎo ㄅㄧˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄕㄠˇ bit1 bat1 ho2 siu2 absolutely necessary
林
- 丛林 叢林 cóng lín ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄌㄧㄣˊ cung4 lam4 jungle
- 园林 園林 yuán lín ㄩㄢˊ ㄌㄧㄣˊ jyun4 lam4 gardens; park; landscape garden
- 森林 sēn lín ㄙㄣ ㄌㄧㄣˊ sam1 lam4 forest
- 树林 樹林 shù lín ㄕㄨˋ ㄌㄧㄣˊ syu6 lam4 woods
- 穆斯林 Mù sī lín ㄇㄨˋ ㄙ ㄌㄧㄣˊ muk6 si1 lam4 Muslim
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- 上林 Shàng lín ㄕㄤˋ ㄌㄧㄣˊ soeng6 lam4 see 上林县
- 二林 Èr lín ㄦˋ ㄌㄧㄣˊ ji6 lam4 Erlin or Erhlin Town in Changhua County 彰化县, Taiwan
- 北林 Běi lín ㄅㄟˇ ㄌㄧㄣˊ bak1 lam4 see 北林区
- 吉林 Jí lín ㄐㄧˊ ㄌㄧㄣˊ gat1 lam4 see 吉林省
- 员林 員林 Yuán lín ㄩㄢˊ ㄌㄧㄣˊ jyun4 lam4 Yuanlin Town in Changhua County 彰化县, Taiwan
- 乔林 喬林 qiáo lín ㄑㄧㄠˊ ㄌㄧㄣˊ kiu4 lam4 forest (esp. of tall trees)
- 坪林 Píng lín ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄌㄧㄣˊ ping4 lam4 Pinglin township in New Taipei City 新北市, Taiwan
- 培林 péi lín ㄆㄟˊ ㄌㄧㄣˊ pui4 lam4 (mechanical) bearing (loanword) (Tw)
- 塔林 Tǎ lín ㄊㄚˇ ㄌㄧㄣˊ taap3 lam4 Tallinn, capital of Estonia
- 士林 Shì lín ㄕˋ ㄌㄧㄣˊ si6 lam4 Shilin or Shihlin District of Taipei City 台北市, Taiwan
- 大林 Dà lín ㄉㄚˋ ㄌㄧㄣˊ daai6 lam4 Dalin or Talin Town in Chiayi County 嘉义县, west Taiwan
- 孔林 Kǒng lín ㄎㄨㄥˇ ㄌㄧㄣˊ hung2 lam4 the Confucius family mausoleum at Qufu 曲阜, rebuilt and extended by every dynasty
- 字林 Zì lín ㄗˋ ㄌㄧㄣˊ zi6 lam4 Zilin, Chinese character dictionary with 12,824 entries from ca. 400 AD
- 密林 mì lín ㄇㄧˋ ㄌㄧㄣˊ mat6 lam4 jungle
- 宝林 寶林 Bǎo lín ㄅㄠˇ ㄌㄧㄣˊ bou2 lam4 Po Lam (area in Hong Kong)
寺
- 寺庙 寺廟 sì miào ㄙˋ ㄇㄧㄠˋ zi6 miu2 temple
- 清真寺 qīng zhēn sì ㄑㄧㄥ ㄓㄣ ㄙˋ cing1 zan1 zi2 mosque
- 佛寺 Fó sì ㄈㄛˊ ㄙˋ fat6 zi2 Buddhist temple
- 冏寺 jiǒng sì ㄐㄩㄥˇ ㄙˋ same as 太仆寺, Court of imperial stud, office originally charged with horse breeding
- 寺院 sì yuàn ㄙˋ ㄩㄢˋ zi6 jyun2 cloister
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- 哲蚌寺 Zhé bàng sì ㄓㄜˊ ㄅㄤˋ ㄙˋ zit3 pong5 zi6 Drepung monastery, Lhasa, Tibet
- 塔公寺 Tǎ gōng sì ㄊㄚˇ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄙˋ taap3 gung1 zi6 Lhagang temple in Dartsendo county 康定县, Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture, Sichuan
- 塔尔寺 塔爾寺 Tǎ ěr sì ㄊㄚˇ ㄦˇ ㄙˋ taap3 ji5 zi6 Kumbum Monastery in Qinghai
- 大寺院 dà sì yuàn ㄉㄚˋ ㄙˋ ㄩㄢˋ daai6 zi6 jyun2 abbey
- 大昭寺 Dà zhāo sì ㄉㄚˋ ㄓㄠ ㄙˋ daai6 ciu1 zi6 Jokhang, main Buddhist temple in Lhasa, a sacred place of Tibetan Buddhism
- 大理寺 Dà lǐ sì ㄉㄚˋ ㄌㄧˇ ㄙˋ daai6 lei5 zi6 Imperial Court of Judicial Review
- 太仆寺 太僕寺 Tài pú sì ㄊㄞˋ ㄆㄨˊ ㄙˋ taai3 buk6 zi6 Court of imperial stud, office originally charged with horse breeding
- 夹山寺 夾山寺 Jiā shān sì ㄐㄧㄚ ㄕㄢ ㄙˋ gaap3 saan1 zi6 Jiashan Temple, Buddhist temple in Shimen county 石门县, Changde 常德, Hunan, the purported final home and burial place of late Ming peasant rebel leader Li Zicheng 李自成
- 小昭寺 Xiǎo zhāo sì ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄓㄠ ㄙˋ siu2 ciu1 zi6 Ramoche Temple, Lhasa
- 惠远寺 惠遠寺 Huì yuǎn sì ㄏㄨㄟˋ ㄩㄢˇ ㄙˋ wai6 jyun5 zi6 Huiyuan Monastery in Dawu County 道孚县, Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture, Sichuan
- 慈照寺 Cí zhào sì ㄘˊ ㄓㄠˋ ㄙˋ ci4 ziu3 zi6 Jishōji in northeast Kyōto 京都, Japan, the official name of Ginkakuji or Silver pavilion 银阁寺
- 悬空寺 懸空寺 Xuán kōng Sì ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄎㄨㄥ ㄙˋ jyun4 hung1 zi6 Xuankong Temple or Suspended Temple near Yanyuan in Shanxi
- 法源寺 Fǎ yuán sì ㄈㄚˇ ㄩㄢˊ ㄙˋ faat3 jyun4 zi2 Fayuan or Source of the Law temple in Beijing
- 法隆寺 Fǎ lōng sì ㄈㄚˇ ㄌㄨㄥ ㄙˋ faat3 lung4 zi2 Hōryūji, complex of Buddhist temples near Nara 奈良, Japan, dating back to the Asuka period 飞鸟时代 (c. 600)
- 海印寺 Hǎi yìn sì ㄏㄞˇ ㄧㄣˋ ㄙˋ hoi2 jan3 zi2 Haein Temple in South Gyeongsang province of South Korea, the repository of Tripitaka Koreana 高丽大藏经, a World Heritage site
Idioms with these characters
- 寡二少双 寡二少雙 guǎ èr shǎo shuāng ㄍㄨㄚˇ ㄦˋ ㄕㄠˇ ㄕㄨㄤ gwaa2 ji6 siu3 soeng1 peerless
- 积少成多 積少成多 jī shǎo chéng duō ㄐㄧ ㄕㄠˇ ㄔㄥˊ ㄉㄨㄛ zik1 siu2 sing4 do1 (idiom) many little things add up to sth great; many little drops make an ocean
- 老夫少妻 lǎo fū shào qī ㄌㄠˇ ㄈㄨ ㄕㄠˋ ㄑㄧ lou5 fu1 siu3 cai1 (idiom) older husband and much younger wife
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- 年少无知 年少無知 nián shào wú zhī ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄕㄠˋ ㄨˊ ㄓ nin4 siu3 mou4 zi1 (idiom) young and inexperienced; unsophisticated
- 人烟稀少 人煙稀少 rén yān xī shǎo ㄖㄣˊ ㄧㄢ ㄒㄧ ㄕㄠˇ jan4 jin1 hei1 siu2 no sign of human habitation (idiom); desolate
- 僧多粥少 sēng duō zhōu shǎo ㄙㄥ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄓㄡ ㄕㄠˇ zang1 do1 zuk1 siu2 lit. many monks and not much gruel (idiom)
- 少不更事 shào bù gēng shì ㄕㄠˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄥ ㄕˋ (idiom) young and inexperienced; wet behind the ears
- 少见多怪 少見多怪 shǎo jiàn duō guài ㄕㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄍㄨㄞˋ siu2 gin3 do1 gwaai3 lit. a person who has seen little of the world will be astonished by certain things (idiom)
- 疏谋少略 疎謀少略 shū móu shǎo lüè ㄕㄨ ㄇㄡˊ ㄕㄠˇ ㄌㄩㄝˋ (idiom) unable to plan; inept at strategy
- 凶多吉少 xiōng duō jí shǎo ㄒㄩㄥ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄐㄧˊ ㄕㄠˇ hung1 do1 gat1 siu3 lit. everything bodes ill, no positive signs (idiom)
- 酒池肉林 jiǔ chí ròu lín ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄔˊ ㄖㄡˋ ㄌㄧㄣˊ zau2 ci4 juk6 lam4 lakes of wine and forests of meat (idiom); debauchery
- 绿林好汉 綠林好漢 lù lín hǎo hàn ㄌㄨˋ ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄏㄠˇ ㄏㄢˋ luk6 lam4 hou2 hon3 (idiom) chivalrous hero, often one who combats injustice or fights for a noble cause (originally referred to a group of outlaws who assembled in 绿林)
- 杞梓之林 qǐ zǐ zhī lín ㄑㄧˇ ㄗˇ ㄓ ㄌㄧㄣˊ gei2 zi2 zi1 lam4 (idiom) a multitude of talented people