Definition & Meaning

1.gate to a monastery; gateway to a temple

2.Buddhist temple/monastery

shān mén

山 门

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1
n.gate to a monastery; gateway to a temple
- shān mén yīn sì yuàn duō jiàn yú shān jiān ér dé míng
  山门因寺院多建于山间而得名。
  The gate of the mountain is named because the temples are mostly built in the mountains.
2
n.Buddhist temple/monastery
- liú zhèn shān mén
  留镇山门
  keep guarding the buddhist temple

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