Chinese | English |
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修道院 noun | convent [convents](building) |
修道院 /xiūdàoyuàn/ noun | abbey [abbeys](monastery headed by an abbot) cloister [cloisters](place devoted to religious seclusion) monastery [monasteries](building for monks) |
女修道院 /nǔ xiūdàoyuàn/ noun | convent [convents](religious community of especially nuns) nunnery [nunneries](residence for nuns) |
威斯敏斯特修道院 /Wēisīmǐnsītè xiūdàoyuàn/ proper noun | Westminster Abbey(large Gothic church) |