day 82temples, myths and legends
unit 11 · Chinese culturetemples, myths and legends
Visit a temple as a sight, retell a legend, and add “then again” to a point with 话(又)说回来.
today’s words
- 信仰 xìnyǎng · belief, faith; to believe in
- 宗教 zōngjiào · religion
- 佛 fó · Buddha
- 菩萨 púsà · bodhisattva; a kind-hearted person
- 和尚 héshang · Buddhist monk
- 僧人 sēngrén · monk (formal)
- 寺 sì · (Buddhist) temple
- 寺庙 sìmiào · temple
- 庙 miào · temple, shrine
- 坛 tán · altar; platform; circle (of a field)
- 供奉 gòngfèng · to enshrine, honour (with offerings)
- 祈祷 qídǎo · to pray; hope hard
- 虔诚 qiánchéng · devout, sincere
- 保佑 bǎoyòu · to bless, protect
- 洗礼 xǐlǐ · baptism; (figurative) a testing experience
- 神圣 shénshèng · sacred, holy
- 神仙 shénxiān · immortal, god (in folk tales)
- 仙女 xiānnǚ · fairy, goddess
- 天使 tiānshǐ · angel
- 天堂 tiāntáng · paradise, heaven
- 地狱 dìyù · hell; (figurative) a nightmare
- 阎王 Yánwang · Yama, king of the underworld (folk tales)
- 魔鬼 móguǐ · devil, demon
- 妖怪 yāoguài · monster, demon (in folk tales)
- 怪物 guàiwu · monster; a strange person
- 凤凰 fènghuáng · phoenix
- 魔法 mófǎ · magic
- 魔力 mólì · magic, charm, appeal
- 化身 huàshēn · embodiment, incarnation
- 灵魂 línghún · soul
- 人间 rénjiān · the human world, on earth
- 世间 shìjiān · in the world, on earth
- 命 mìng · to order, command (written)
sentences
- 人太多了。话又说回来，过年哪儿都一样。 · It’s so crowded. Then again, it’s New Year: everywhere’s the same.
- 爬山很累。话说回来，风景真值得。 · The climb is tiring. Having said that, the view from the top is well worth it.
- 他一连三年春节都来这座庙。 · He has come to this temple three New Years in a row.
- 假使我会魔法，我就把时间停下来。 · If I could do magic, I’d stop time.
- 人们常说杭州是人间天堂。 · People often say Hangzhou is heaven on earth.