WordTaiwan frequency #13,024
修道院
ㄒㄧㄡ ㄉㄠˋ ㄩㄢˋ
“a monastery; a place where Christian monks live and practice their faith, especially in Catholic and Orthodox traditions.”
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修
ㄒㄧㄡ
to repair; to cultivate or study; to build; to decorate; to write; surname Xiu
道
ㄉㄠˋ
road; path; way; method; principle; truth; doctrine; skill; art; to say; classifier for long things, barriers, questions, commands, courses, steps.
院
ㄩㄢˋ
Courtyard; institution or establishment (like a hospital or school); classifier for institutions.
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Words sharing these characters
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- 知道ㄓ ㄉㄠˋto know; to be aware of; to understand; to realize
- 醫院ㄧ ㄩㄢˋhospital; a medical facility for treating and caring for patients
- 道路ㄉㄠˋ ㄌㄨˋroad; path; way; a route for vehicles or pedestrians; figuratively, a method, means, or course of action.
- 說道ㄕㄨㄛ ㄉㄠˋto say; to state (the quoted words); to discuss; reason behind something
- 學院ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄩㄢˋcollege; educational institute; school; faculty; a university's academic division; a scholarly or academic body
- 法院ㄈㄚˇ ㄩㄢˋcourt of law; judicial institution that handles civil and criminal cases; in China and Taiwan, organized into levels such as supreme, high, and district courts
- 行政院ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄓㄥˋ ㄩㄢˋExecutive Yuan; the executive branch of government under the Constitution of the Republic of China (Taiwan); the highest administrative organ of the state.
- 道理ㄉㄠˋ ㄌㄧˇreason; principle; sense; a course of action; moral principle; justification
- 立法院ㄌㄧˋ ㄈㄚˇ ㄩㄢˋLegislative Yuan; the unicameral legislature of the Republic of China (Taiwan); the highest legislative body, composed of elected members.
- 難道ㄋㄢˊ ㄉㄠˋused in rhetorical questions to express surprise or disbelief; don't tell me...; could it be that...?
- 道德ㄉㄠˋ ㄉㄜˊmoral principles governing behavior; ethics; virtue; standards of right conduct in society
- 味道ㄨㄟˋ ㄉㄠˋtaste (of food or drink); smell; odor; flavor; (fig.) feeling; sense; interest; delight; charm; (fig.) to savor or appreciate meaning.