shān
mén

common
noun
religious

Meaning of 山门

山门 means main gate of a Buddhist temple; temple gate; Buddhism; the Buddhist community; monastic life. Pronounced shān mén.

  • main gate of a Buddhist temple; temple gate
  • Buddhism; the Buddhist community; monastic life

Definitions & Examples

Zhè
zuò
qiān
nián
chà
de
shān
mén
shì
huī
hóng
 
fēi
yán
dǒu
gǒng
 
diāo
jīng
měi
 

The main gate of this thousand-year-old temple is magnificent, with upturned eaves and exquisite carvings.

men
chuān穿
guò
shān
mén
 
fǎng仿
jìn
le
lìng
qīng
jìng
shì
jiè
 

As we passed through the temple gate, it felt as if we had entered another pure and tranquil world.

Shān
mén
qián
yǒu
liǎng
gāo
de
yín
xìng
shù
 
yǒu
bǎi
nián
de
shǐ
 

There are two tall ginkgo trees in front of the temple gate, already five hundred years old.

Measure Words

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