少 林

Shào líndictionary entry

the Shaolin monastery and martial arts school

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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

少林少林 [Shao4 lin2] /the Shaolin monastery and martial arts school/

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Reference information

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少
shǎo
few / less / to lack / to be missing / to stop (doing sth) / seldom
shào
young
林
lín
(bound form) woods / forest / (bound form) circle(s) (i.e. specific group of people) / (bound form) a collection (of similar things)
Lín
surname Lin / Japanese surname Hayashi

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