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Definition(s) for: 少林寺

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
少林寺 shào lín sì - Shaolin Temple, Buddhist monastery famous for its kung fu monks

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- 9 35,997 14,135 21,876

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
shǎo- few
- less
- to lack
- to be missing
- to stop (doing sth)
- seldom
shào- young
lín- surname Lin
- Japanese surname Hayashi
lín- (bound form) woods; forest
- (bound form) circle(s) (i.e. specific group of people)
- (bound form) a collection (of similar things)
- Buddhist temple
- mosque
- government office (old)

Other Words Containing 少林寺

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
少林寺 - 9 35,997 14,135 21,876